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celebrating four more years of the Ryan White Act Oct 23

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celebrating four more years of the Ryan White Act

October 23

Bloggin baby!!!

September 18

Urban Bushwoman joined Dr. Gina M.-S.'s group

Sistah Mental Health & Wellness on the Essence Community

How can you do anything if you are mentally ill? Are you crazy? Are Black women crazy? What are your next steps? Who do you talk to after a mental illness episode & crisis? Ariafya LLC pronounced Ari | af | ya on EC as a jumpsite before the "Isle"

August 13

Urban Bushwoman joined Coretta Jackson, MBA's group

Our Health...Our legacy

Let's talk about living healthier lives...let's talk about HIV/Aids prevention and harm reduction....

July 20

Urban Bushwoman joined Amber Pettus's group

Women Uplifting Each Other

We need to start loving and uplifting our fellow sisters.

July 9

Urban Bushwoman is now a member of Essence.com

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July 6

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Relationship Status: Married

Political Views: Independent

Religious Views: Christian

Personal Interests: Writing, dancing, community service, reading, shopping

Personal Site: http://www.examiner.com/x-11108-DC-HIV-and-AIDS-Examiner

Favorite Sites: essence.com

About Me: I am a wife, mother, teacher and writer. In other words. I'm quite busy. Some may think that this is wrong but it feels good to me to be occupied. I do get overwhelmed at times but I'm learning how to calm down along the way.

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Some invites are just the tip of the ghetto iceberg

An invitation says a lot about your function. It sets the tone, don't you agree? If the invite is tacky, that's a pretty good indication of how the event will be. Case in point, this invite I received recently for a wedding. I'm not the queen of wedding etiquette. I don't always see flaws and im… Continue

Posted on September 18, 2009 at 7:06pm —

Where does importance come from?

I was watching "The Real housewives of Atlanta" last nigh… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 6:54pm —

E. Lynn was more than just a black, gay writer to me

He was a catapult of change. He changed my way of thinking when it came to dating. I was fresh out of college when he came out with "Invisible Life". Until that point, I had no idea about the down low lifestyle. I couldn't even imagine it in my head. But thanks to his words and vivid desc… Continue

Posted on July 26, 2009 at 7:19am —

Is it that they didn't speak or they didn't speak to YOU?

I was speaking to some sistahs of mine awhile ago who were up in arms abou… Continue

Posted on July 16, 2009 at 7:56pm —

Punany Poets showed out in DC

It was a full house on Half Street in SW DC last Friday. The Punany Poets weer in town bringing their raunchy yet real message to a cozy audience at The Crucible S&M Club. How could we have known that the sexy poems that cover areas from felatio, to cunnilingus, to three way sex would lead to a discussion about open communication and the importance of listening to your man? And to top it all off, the proceeds went to a very worthy cause. But of course, you gotta get steamed up first. To read… Continue

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 4:26pm —

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At 4:40pm on August 28, 2009, The Phenomenal Women Group, Inc. said…: We welcome all our sisters , sororities , women organizations to Join us in sisterhood as we gather with other powerful women from the NY and NJ area at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
The Phenomenal Women Group, Inc. is a partner in SISTERHOOD DAY at Madison Square Garden!!

This event is for all women across all organizations to come together, network, and share in the embodiment of Sisterhood.

Come join WNBA Legend Kym Hampton at a glorious day of female networking. Hear powerful words of wisdom and sisterly advice from the Executive Director of the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now Inc. (FFAWN). Enjoy a spirited basketball game and cheer on the NY Liberty.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now. Inc (FFAWN). For more information about FFAWN, visit www.FFAWN.org.

EVENT DETAILS
When: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 2:00PM – 4:00PM (Fab Networking Event)
4:00PM – 6:0PM (The Game)
Where: Madison Square Garden
2 Penn Plaza
New York, NY
Cost: $40.00 includes networking event, game and donation to FFAWN

To purchase tickets to the event please click the link below and use the SISTERHOOD access code.

https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=liberty&o=3159228&g=527

Promo Code is SISTERHOOD

**** TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT GARDEN BOX OFFICE AND MUST BE PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE ONLINE *****

Partner organizations include:
The Phenomenal Women Group, Inc.
Pretty Thoughts of a Hot Chick
Girlfriends Get-Together
FFAWN
Madison Square Garden

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Supporting Organizations:

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc - Delta Beta Zeta Chapter
Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
National Association of University Women
Mocha Sisters Organization®
Real Sisters Rising
BDPA-NY Chapter
Urban Momentum Network

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WANT TO JOIN FORCES??? We would love to have you!

Benefits for participating organizations:

• Regional and National exposure for your organization
• Portion of the proceeds will be donated to Mary J Bilge FFAWN organization
• Your organization's Name will appear on the Garden vision jumbo-tron during the game
• Meet and greet with WNBA Legend Kym Hampton
• Experience the excitement of a NY Liberty game
• Meet and network with similar minded organizations
• Meet and greet with different organizations and their members
• Ask about vending opportunities

Send an email to events@thephenomenalwomen.org with the subject line “Sisterhood @ MSG” for information on how to become involved.

At 5:37am on August 10, 2009, Jurgen Brul said…

Dear Urban Bushwoman,

Thank you for the update about HIV + Domestic Violence.

Conclusion
OUR HEALTH IS IMPORTANT!

Advise
Please give this message to family and friends, so that
the world becomes
a Better Healthier and Beautiful World
for You and for Me!

Greetings,
Jurgen R. Brul

At 6:33pm on July 11, 2009, Yunek Treasure Hunter said…: Welcome, to the ECC family of friends. I joined this site to be a part of a place where intelligent, fun loving, caring, creative, professional and non-professional people gather, a place where opinions are encouraged, respected and valued.

I look forward to learning more about you thru your responses and discussions. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Continued peace, promise, passion, practice, purpose and prosperity into the days and year(s) ahead.

Treasure

At 5:50pm on July 10, 2009, NORRIS COLEMAN - YOUTH MENTORING said…: WELCOME ESSENCE member Urban Bushwoman. We as a community, must support our Historically Black Colleges / Universities, from. S.E.A. a non profit organization that mentors high school students who want to attend a H.B.C.U. S..E.A. is building a network of professionals.
BECOME A MENTOR TODAY!
WWW.SSEEAA.ORG

"There is strength in partnership".

S.E.A. will be introducing our Fundraiser Campaign for 2009.

Twitter: norris720

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