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Sex and Bad Ass Brown Girls: Netroots Nation 2013

Jun 28, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Netroots Nation provided panels, trainings, and plenaries that seemed to appeal to everyone. The two panels that I couldn’t miss were ‘Free your Ass: Defining … Read More

Netroots 2013: Amazing Conference; But Where Are All the Young People?

Jun 26, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
From June 20- 23, I had the amazing opportunity of attending the 8th annual Netroots Nation conference; one of the largest meetings of progressive minds … Read More

Mama's Day: A Tribute to Two Strong Mothers

May 09, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Read more Mama’s Day blogs at Strong Families Mother’s day comes every year in May, and every year I realize I have no idea what … Read More

4th Annual Women 2 Women Conference: Engaging and Supporting Farmworker Women

Apr 19, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending this conference, the 4th of its kind, and hearing about it is nothing compared to actually being … Read More

Olivia Pope Strong Powerful and Dependent : When can Women Truly be Independent?

Mar 29, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
I’m not much of a television buff simply because I usually never have the time to devote to it, but a show that has caught … Read More

Babies with three parents are one step closer to becoming reality

Mar 22, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
This week I had the opportunity to read an article titled, )” target=”_blank”>In vitro Fertilization), and if successful, the resulting baby would have DNA from … Read More

Lean In but Don’t Fall Out!

Mar 15, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
I was reading an article by Courtney E. Martin on Women’s Media Center, and the theme of the article stuck with me. The title proudly … Read More

Fifty Shades of Grey: Spicing up the Sex Lives of Readers Everywhere with “Kinky Fuckery.”

Feb 22, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Over the last two weeks, I began to read the highly publicized novel ” target=”_blank”>problematic , but all I could think about when I finished … Read More

One Billion Rising: Dancing, and Rising Against Violence Against Women

Feb 19, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend an event called One Billion Rising which was put on by the UCF School of Social Work … Read More

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