(ThySistas.com) I admire successful women, not necessarily financial success, but women who have pulled themselves from nothing, meager beginnings or adverse situations, and emerged from those adversities to achieve what some only dream about. Maya Angelou was one of those women. Every time she spoke I listened with great anticipation ...
(ThySistas.com) Mexican born actress and new “it” girl Lupita Nyong’o is now the new face of Lancôme cosmetics. The French based cosmetic and skincare company announced last Friday that Lupita Nyong’o will be the new brand ambassador. Starting in September, the Oscar award winning actress will star in ads that ...
(ThySistas.com) R&B singer Ciara is apparently embracing motherhood. The soon to be mother was recently seen at a children’s event posing with fellow soon to be mother Drew Barrymore. The photo op showed the two bumping their burgeoning bellies together on Saturday at an event called Safe Kids Day, which ...
(ThySistas.com) As someone who has been working since I was sixteen, I knew early that I was not the type of girl who would ever conform to a 9-5 job. I always felt deep down inside of me there was an entrepreneurial spirit waiting to come out. Naturally, I am always ...
(ThySistas.com) While walking down the street a few years ago in my hometown of Chicago, I noticed a man coming towards me with a decorative wall mirror in his hands. As we approached each other, he stopped and asked, “Do you want to buy a mirror?” I replied “no” as ...
(ThySistas.com) Last month I was reading my favorite Essence Magazine, (February 2014-issue) and I came upon a report titled, The Forgotten: Black, Female and Uninsured, that literally left me baffled. I couldn’t wrapped my head around the statistics and how convoluted the whole issue of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was. The truth is, ...
(ThySistas.com) “Life is a journey worth jumping on for the ride.” Man this thing called life can be a real trip. That trip can be the vacation from hell or it can be paradise. Whatever it is, in the end you are the one that will ultimately decide what type ...
(ThySistas.com) We have all heard the saying: you are the company you keep. I believe these words are not only true, but equally important to live by. When I was young and my parents used to constantly remind me that I am the company I keep, I used to think ...
(ThySistas.com) They say you should always write about what you know, your experiences and how you are living. As a self-proclaimed writer, this is easier said than done since when I do have time to write I can hardly put two sentences together. Well, if you did not know it ...
(ThySistas.com) But Don’t Let the Title Fool You… I am not in denial of growing older. I accept the fact that yes one day I will be 90 years old God willing. If I’m healthy with my own faculties then living to the age of 90 would be wonderful. Am ...