Fed up with constant sunshine and perpetual traffic, Allison left Southern California for Smith College, where she graduated in 2007 with a double major in Art History and French. She currently lives in Paris where she's pursuing a Master's in French language and civilization and every cute guy she sees on the metro. Well, in her head, that is. Writing has always been a part of her life, from making up stories in her diary when she was 6 (come on, who didn't want to date Zack Morris?) to playwriting in college, and now blogging about her (mis)adventures in the City of Lights with acerbic wit and a pretentious vocabulary. When she manages to temporarily escape the black hole of academia, she likes to discover new places, win pub quizzes, drink coffee, go to museums, and search for the perfect croissant. Additionally, most people know her as their resident cynic and movie trivia freak. Hopefully if and when she comes back Stateside, she'll find a job that doesn't involve a cubicle and headset, but her own ideas and a computer. She's ecstatic to be involved with SASSY and looks forward to bringing a transatlantic view to things (and appreciates questions and feedback, of course!).
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Self-proclaimed socialite, budding philanthropist, emerging media mogul, and native New Yorker, Althema is ready to take the world by storm and she's very SASSY! New to the blogging scene, Althema jumped at the chance to write for SASSY. Althema is involved in many initiatives and organizations, including Delta Lambda Delta Sorority, NYC Branch of Mocha Sisters Organization, Real Sisters Rising. She is also a board member of The Susan Brewster Eismann Fund. She is currently working on a few ventures - a non-profit organization that educates and empowers Women, a book club, and a health related organization that will focus on raising awareness and how to cope when faced with different illnesses. |
A native of Harlem, New York, Oriana is honored to be writing for SASSY as a guest contributor after a 15-month blogging break. Currently working on her M.A. in Sociology at Fordham University, she also holds down a 9-to-5 within New York's criminal justice system. When she's not debating whether to attend law school, Oriana enjoys Broadway shows, barbecue sauce, Bikram yoga, biographies and bargain shopping. |
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Bari a. Williams is a native and current resident of Oakland, CA where she was raised an only child and only grandchild until she was 13. She is currently being held hostage there by her husband, whom she met at age 13. This emotionally spoiled chick was given not only too much attention, but too much education. She has a B.A from UC Berkeley, an MBA from St. Mary's College of CA, an MA from UCLA and soon a JD from UC Hastings. She loves (in no particular order) designing shoes, desserts, puppies, fashion, her husband, her mom, AKA, the History Channel, basketball, football, the intersection of Black history and sociology, Mexican food, and telling it like it is- hence her presence here as our advice columnist. Everything else she just likes- in varying amounts, or not at all.
She welcomes your questions and looks forward to providing you bluntly worded, funny, yet nurturing answers. |
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Though he’s the only guy on the panel, Christian Law, a graduate of Temple University, isn’t afraid to express himself or his factually based opinions on women. Born in New Jersey, raised in Connecticut and fine-tuned in Philly, Christian currently works full time in product development for the brand INC (International concepts), as the fashion editor for Avenue Report Magazine, and as a freelance journalist for various other outlets. When he’s not writing or styling, he enjoys talking sh*t, listening to music, dancing, drinking others under the table, and reading. He’s so excited to be a part of SASSY and welcomes all of your feedback!
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Born in LA, raised in CT and currently residing in NYC, Eva is the driving force behind SASSY. Eva started SASSY in February 2008 after noticing the absence of sites, podcasts and information in general geared towards women of color in their twenties. Her personal motto has always been, “make it happen,” and with that, we now have SASSY. Eva attended Smith College where she majored in psychology, and recently attained her MSW from Columbia University. She currently works in a research center that studies low-income Black fathers. In her spare time, Eva enjoys reading, silk screening and watching corny Black love movies. |
Introducing…K Fresh, the woman, the myth, and hopeful legend. A Brooklyn transplant by the way of Prince Georges County, Maryland, this Temple University graduate lives, breathes, and sleeps music. Currently, making her mark in online advertising but not limited to trying to push out her dreams, she is a seeker of knowledge who enjoys laughter, eclectic things, vinyl,and sneakers. K Fresh is currently in the process of overseeing her first artist's project "A Beauty Distorted". |
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La Donna is a NYC native who currently resides in Long Island, NY. She is a graduate of Hofstra University with a BA in History and Jewish Studies and a minor in International Affairs. She developed a deep interest in human rights issues, especially human trafficking, and aspires to attend law school so she can further her interest in human rights affairs as an international lawyer. Recently, La Donna has been currently involved with Alpha Nu Omega Sorority, Incorporated, Race for Peace International, R.Y.A.C (Radical Youths Acting for Christ) and now SASSY as a guest writer. In the future she plans to launch campaigns on date rape awareness and bi-racial and bi-ethnic awareness to educate people on these mildly discussed issues. Her other interests include writing, reading, music, food, card games, photography, plus size modeling, politics, internet blogging, languages, church related issues, cultures, investing, theology, web design and traveling. La Donna's passions include her relationship with Christ, her love for her friends and family, her relationship with her boyfriend Joe, and helping hurting people. You can also check out her blog. |
| After four years in Atlanta, Danielle has returned to NYC as a graduate from Emory University with a B.A. in Psychology and Creative Writing. She is in search for her dream job in which she can incorporate her degrees and her love for kids (and maybe even add a sprinkle of her food obsession). A triumphant product of a single parent home, she realizes the importance of all the support she and her mother received. Danielle intends to return the favor to children in nontraditional families, primarily those in foster homes, by providing the extra support they will need to be successful. In the meantime, Danielle celebrates each day dancing, eating, traveling, snapping pictures, reading, or planning her next adventure.
Danielle, known to some as Lady D, was seeking post collegiate guidance and created a social group with a mission similar to that of SASSY. Women Everywhere are VIP and deserve to be treated as such ALL THE TIME. |
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Born and raised in the Heartbeat (aka Hartford, CT), Leah is SASSY's resident know-it-all. An information junkie, Leah lives and breaths for all things pop culture, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle related, but makes up for her materialistic tendencies with a fine appreciation for budget spending and fiscal thriftiness. Her alter-ego, "Dr. Wright," is a 2003 Dartmouth College graduate and a current PhD candidate in History at Princeton University. The morale of this story? Throw Leah a topic, and she probably knows some random piece of trivia associated with it. Aside from being the lifestyle op-ed columnist for SASSY, Leah runs her own blog/forum, "Bougie Ballin' on a Budget", that teaches folks how to maintain a fabulous lifestyle on a bargain budget. An unabashed nerd-for-hire, Leah loves books, the internet, haitians, video games, designer shoes and purses, dogs, her family and friends, and dark chocolate. |
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MannyFresh is a Social Entreprenuer of all trades, trying to bring fresh ideas to the business of social impact. Born in ATL, raised in VA, and now chillin’ in BK, this Boricua is a proud product of SASSY women. He recently spent the past four years at a microfinance institution, providing loans and bringing financial wisdom to NYC’s roaring small business community. MannyFresh graduated from the University of Virginia, where he majored in Urban Planning and International Relations and is preparing to pursue a dual Masters degree in Business and Public Policy at NYU. He is all about rockin’ hip-hop covers on the guitar, reading anything he can get his hands on, and exploring the streets of Gotham on two wheels. |
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Megan Francis hails from the gorgeous city of Seattle. She went to undergrad in Houston, Texas at Rice University where she developed a deep interest in race and politics and double majored in Economics and Political Science. Afterwards she got involved in consulting for social policy non-profits around the issue of the criminal justice system. Francis is now a PhD candidate at Princeton University in the Politics Department where her research interests center around issues of race, constitutional law and theory, and American political development. She is determined to graduate in June 2009 and enjoys shopping, shoes, solid friendship, traveling, singing in her car, and good food. |
Mia Fields-Hall is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and a current resident of New York, New York. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Political Science from Hofstra University. Mia currently works in television as a producer and absolutely loves what she does. Writing is her passion and she enjoys singing (although she can’t carry a tune). She doesn’t sweat the small stuff and loves to make others laugh. |
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Mo Yusuf was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and grew up in Flushing, Queens. She loves NYC and only left for a brief period of time to get that diploma from Smith College. Mo spends 90% of her time at her jobby job as the Program Director for Breakthrough New York, an academic enrichment program that prepares public school students for college. The other 10% of her time is spent at the beach, eating cheese, falling asleep through movies and most recently planning her never ending wedding. |
Moira Flavin was born and raised in Maine--yes, people actually live
there--and left New England for NYC in 2005 to go to grad school. She
recently finished her MSW and works in New York City government on
child welfare issues. Prior to the move, Moira graduated from Brown
University and served a year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA in Boston, where
she worked on a college campus trying to partnerships between local
community-based organizations and the university. Moira spends most of
her time thinking about social issues and running, and sometimes she
does both at the same time. She is honored to be a part of the SASSY
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A southern belle turned city girl, Quiana was born and raised in
Snow Hill, North Carolina and has since lived in Atlanta, New York
City, and The District (DC). She was a NASA WISE Scholar and received
dual degrees in Mathematics (Spelman College) and Electrical
Engineering (Ga Tech). She's toyed with the idea of grad school (even
been accepted) but decided to remain in Corporate America. When not
on business travel for IBM, she enjoys shopping, being an image
consultant, reading, exercising, getting pampered at the spa, and
leisure travel. Quiana is pleased to join SASSY's writing squad and
looks forward to providing career guidance to the SASSY woman. |
| Roxanne was born and raised in Harlem, NYC and recently returned back home to New York City after receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Smith College. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She currently works for the City of New York’s Family Independence Administration as a Job Opportunity Specialist working with applicants and participants in public assistance programs to help them become more self-sufficient. Roxanne is passionate about inspiring and motivating others, writing and activism. Roxanne has always enjoyed working with or for children and developed an interest in advocacy. She wants to pursue a career in child advocacy as well as education reform with plans to attend law school to further her interests and experience as a children’s advocate. Roxanne loves laughing and being silly, God, writing, music, family, having a good time with friends, reading, traveling (even though she doesn’t get to do it enough), politics and cooking. |
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Sara has some East Coast-West Coast identity issues. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island; grew up in LA; and has lived in Maryland for the past 14 years. However, when asked where's she from, "LA," is always her first answer. She received a Bachelor's in English and a minor in Spanish from Towson University and her Master's in Writing from the same university. That minor in college is what pays her bills these days as she teaches Spanish at a private elementary school. Writing, however (along with fashion), has been a passion for Sara since she was but a wee lass. She recently combined the two loves to start her own style blog called Notes on Style and Fashion. In addition to writing about fashion (and writing fiction), Sara loves languages, Pilates, yoga, salsa dancing, and reality TV, but not necessarily in that order. She's also currently working on her first novel. |
Stacey is California native, a proud Harlem resident and a soon to be graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work (Holla!)
She hopes to work with adolescents and connect them with unforeseen
opportunities. When she is not in the books, she likes to roam the
streets of NYC taking advantage of all the randomness it has to offer,
discover new restaurants and a good happy hour, dance to any beat she
can find and hustle plane tickets to travel. Her interests include
photography, traveling, soccer, reading, sleeping, movies and figuring
out ways to motivate and inspire young Black and Latino youth. Her
next step in life is to turn these interests into activities :)
As an up and coming Clinical Social Worker Stacey knows the importance of self-care, so as a guest contributor she will be bringing you ways to mentally, physically and emotionally care for the precious, beautiful and fantabulous you! |
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