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01 SA COVER 6/25/07 7:26 PM Page 1 HIV/AIDS CRUSADE • AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS • VERSATILE LOCS • NEW BLACK DISNEY PRINCESS Summer 2007 MAGAZINE Tyra Sounds Off Celebrating Curves Oprah Winfrey Big Sister Mo’Nique Column Jill Scott Raven Symone + HONORING MOTHER EARTH & + SPIRIT WOMEN IN REGGAE BOW WOW BLACK WOMEN AND PLASTIC SURGERY SESEANAN PAUL BECOME A DYNAMIC DIVA Check #1 SISTERS: Out Your Tools For Survival Venus Sisters Around The World Healthy Self-Esteem & SerenaSerena Venus C2 online store 6/25/07 11:48 PM Page 1 THE SISTER STORE offers exclusive, unique sisterhood products that can only be found at www.sisterhoodagenda.com. MAGAZINE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS A Journey Toward Womanhood Sisters: Healthy & Empowered (SHE) Weight Control, Health & Wellness System African American Women Knowledge Cards A Journey Toward Womanhood Kit for Parents BOOKS AND JOURNALS Beautiful. Sister Journal for Girls JEWELRY Cowrie Shell Rings Brass Ankh Rings Brass Africa Rings Loc Jewelry for Hair River Stone Necklaces T-SHIRTS KEY CHAINS 03 NOTE 7/10/07 2:51 PM Page 1 Sister Angela’s Note I love summer! I enjoy the SUMMER 2007 weather, the plants, the clothes and everything Angela D. Coleman Editor-in-Chief about a warm climate. The sun gives me energy Dawn Sebti Art Director and motivates me to be active. This issue is Deborah Anderson Assistant Editor dedicated to Mother Earth & Spirit. Ayana Contributing Writers Algernon Austin Due to global warming and climate changes, Dr. Anita Davis-DeFo Cover: Charley Gallay/LEP / Splash News our lives are changing. Many of us walk around Aminata Dieye with our spirits needing adjustment. Like the earth, Angelena Dockery Leslie Green our spirits intuitively strive for balance. When we Tec Jean are not in balance, we have problems. Natural David Liknaitzky disasters and mental disturbances such as stress Rachel Mamoss Johan Reiners Nick P and disease are examples of imbalances Nancy Sai attempting to correct themselves. Samantha Wern I am inspired when I learn about Elon’s mission to help us all recognize Mark Pellecchia Technical Support the divine essence within us. Tec reminds us about maintaining healthy self-esteem. I appreciate how Majora relates environmental issues to Sisterhood Agenda Executive Advisory Board Deborah Anderson, Mathias Bishop, economic justice. And who is not positively affected when reading about Bernice Coleman, Angie Colette Beatty, Ph.D., Lisa Price and how she transformed her love of nature into a profitable Ila Couch, Anita Defoe, Ph.D., Aminata Dieye, Alfred business by following her heart? Fornay, Jamaica Gilmer, Natasha Haughton-Allrich, Donna Hembrick, Dee Huggins, Gerry Mack, Antonia I love reggae music. Now that I understand what my sisters in reggae Martinez, Ph.D., Marcia Mattox, Michelle McKoy, Wardell must go through to get their voices heard, I have even more respect and Robinson Moore, Pearl Jr., Kim Pearson, Lynn Price, appreciation for them. Sometimes, we see our sisters struggling, but Melody Stockdale, Trina Scott, Cornel West there is also hope and opportunity. Like Jackie Joyner-Kersee so Sisterhood Agenda, 524 Ridge Street, eloquently stated, “Achievement is difficult. It requires enormous effort. Newark, New Jersey 07104 (973) 230-2765 Those who can work through the struggle are the ones who are going to www.sisterhoodagenda.com be successful.” Like the recommendations suggested in the essay, The Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) charitable Power of Listening, if we just listen, we can find the answers. We can nonprofit organization created in 1994 to uplift meditate. We can rejuvenate. We can believe. and aid in the self-development of women and girls of African descent, a unique population with special needs. In the Spirit of Sisterhood, Sisterhood Agenda would like to thank everyone who has ever supported and participated in sisterhood activities, Angela D. Coleman including, but not limited to, this magazine. President, Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. Home Delivery & Donation This Issue is Dedicated to Name: ________________________________________________ YES, Street Address:_______________________________________ I want to help Sisterhood City: ____________________________Zip Code: __________ Mother Agenda uplift Telephone Number: ____________________ women and Email: ________________________________________________ girls of African Earth descent! Donation: $100 $250 $500 $1,000 Other (please specify):_____ & $10 Magazine Mail payments to: Home Sisterhood Agenda, Inc., 524 Ridge Street , Newark , NJ 07104 Delivery Spirit or visit www.sisterhoodagenda.com to make a secure online payment. 4-5 TOC rev 6/26/07 6:16 PM Page 1 INthis 3 Sister Angela’s Note ISSUE 6 Sister Mail 7 Hype New Black Disney Princess DangerousNegro Movement The Truth About “Acting White” International Women and AIDS Summit The Power of Listening 9 Sister Connections Mercy’s Crusade La Case des Jeunes Femmes Afro European Sisters Network My Sister’s Keeper Camp Diva Majora’s Environmental Justice Meet RoLanda: Earth Mama Healing 16 Black is Beautiful Curvy Celebrities 19 Positive Vibrations 15Tyra Banks Women in Reggae Bow Wow Bio American Black Film Festival Sean Paul 24 Our History & Heritage Anna J. Haywood Cooper Phillis Wheatley Zora Neale Hurston Audre Lorde Octavia Butler Bow Wow Maya Angelou Alice Walker 22 Toni Morrison 4-5 TOC rev 6/26/07 6:19 PM Page 2 26 Spotlight #1 Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams 30 AHead of the Crowd Versatile Locs Three Questions for Nedjetti 33 Moving and Grooving Jackie Joyner-Kersee The GoGirlGo! Initiative 36 Tools for Survival Don’t let the 4P’s Rule You Big Sister Column The Best Day of My Life 38 Global Partners SISTERHOOD Kufunda Village in Zimbabwe AGENDA Ability in Kenya Hairstyles South African Youth & Government 30 5 SUMMER 2007 41 I Love Me! Kiri Davis: A Girl Like Me Sisters Around the World Beautiful. 43 Inner Health for Outer Beauty Healthy Self-Esteem Nip, Tuck What Do You Know About Microbicides? 46 Progressing with Finess, Dignity & Pride Elon: Dynamic Diva Lisa Price Transforms Nature into Business African Women’s Leadership Summit Youth Empowerment in South Africa 49 The Spirit of Central Park 50 Sneak Peak Ayana42 Sisterhood Agenda Magazine is a publication of Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. Copyright ' 2007 06 MAIL 6/25/07 8:34 PM Page 1 To submit a comment for Sister Mail, email [email protected]. put to good use with the girls in This is to inform you that the Philly. THANK YOU SO MUCH! package containing very Have a beautiful day!” beautiful and well-written sister magazines arrived yesterday. Mail Terri, Philadelphia I am holding a copy right now in my hands. I love the quality of the I absolutely LOVE your magazine. production and the contents. This I am truly speechless. Your You've literally included something is truly wonderful, sacrificial and website is so well-rounded. The for everybody. Thanks so much for challenging. So much energy, time detail that you have given to helping this. I will definitely pick up a copy and resources have surely gone young girls is unbelievable. It is an and share this good news. into production and distribution. absolute blessing to see content Continue delivering the good Thank you most sincerely for the this positive so readily available. word and keep up the good work! opportunity and privilege to learn I wish you and your staff much Much thanks to you and your staff! from this too. God bless you and success. Be blessed and keep up your team. the perfect work. Alesia, North Carolina Emmanuel, Nigeria Therea, via email Thank you so much for sharing Congratulations! It’s great to the inaugural issue of Sisterhood hear about the new magazine, and Agenda magazine. It reads the best of wishes. I remember extremely well and looks like great Sisterhood Agenda from the very effort went into making it exciting beginning and am glad to see that and interesting. I look forward to this seed has borne such good fruit. finding a copy at one of your Take good care. partner location. Continued Success and Blessings!” Riche’, Alabama Amanda, Georgia Greetings from Uganda! Greetings Angela D. Coleman! I Just to let you know that we first want to thank you for following received in the mail today the through and sending the package of magazines. They are Sisterhood Agenda magazine for wonderful! Congratulations! We my students! The magazine is will send some copies to relevant BEAUTIFUL! It is also PERFECT “Sisterhood Agenda is the perfect vehicle for this people here at the University, US time to uplift and highlight things that are a AIDS and women’s groups. for what my young Black female true force for good.” Cornel West students and future leaders need. I scanned through the magazine as Congratulations on a superb Trevor, Uganda soon as I got it and had to share it magazine! It is filled with useful and at that moment with a fellow informative information. I kept one teacher! I am definitely going to be (of course) and passed the others Seeing that you too having been using the contents and articles of on to mothers who have daughters. blessed through the great, I AM this issue in my class in the next Should you ever consider a for such a beautiful magazine. coming weeks. We still have four “brothers” column let me know. Your magazine makes me want weeks of school, so this will be a Newark (we called it “New Ark” more and living here in Alaska perfect way to not only keep my back in the 60's and 70's) will I hope that we can get a students’ attention but also educate continue to be blessed by your subscription. and encourage them before we part. commitment to the liberation and Again, I thank you for sending self-empowerment of our people.