As one of her season intros borrowed Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman,” Oprah has indeed found a unique way to reach the hearts of women all over the world, and men, too. She broke the stereotype too often required of women on television or in film that they need to be a size 0, fair-skinned and with features unlike Oprah. Now, once she has 25 golden seasons under her belt, Oprah is retiring her weekday talk show to make room for new pursuits. She didn’t offer much detail, but her next venture will be under her own cable network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).

The following was sent to me by aw in an email…  Read it and let me know what you think about Sophia’s perspective.  I believe this editorial was originally from the Washington Post, but it is not clear from the message.
Black.  Female.  Accomplished.  Attacked
By Sophia A. Nelson
Sunday, July 20, 2008; B01
There she is — no, [...]

What had happened was… I was walking High St with one of my sisters last week, pointing out various spots along the way including my old salon. Lo and behold, just a few doors down, me eyes spy a lady through the window with hair in a similar color range as mine, of [...]

Book review of African-American first time novelist Mahlena Rae-Johnson’s book Steve the Penguin