April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In recognition of the month, Safe Shores—The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center is offering FREE Stewards of Children child abuse prevention trainings ($25 materials included at no cost) to the first 100 registrants.
Stewards of Children is a revolutionary interactive prevention program developed by Darkness to Light, a national child sexual [...]

Sisters, We’ve Got to Start Loving One AnotherESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray

When people learned that we wanted to photograph Iman, Taraji P. Henson and Serena Williams for our April cover, the comments started immediately. “Oh, they’ll never get along” was the refrain most often heard. It was as if the notion that three beautiful and [...]

Top-Sophia Nelson & Dayna Smith (iask wellness coordinator) on WHUR
Bottom: iask Founding Member Bev Kirk & President Sophia Nelson on WJLA/News8
iask, Inc. will kick-off its second regional sister buddy group meeting due to popular demand by Members of the public who were unable to attend the Feb 28th, 2009 kick-off.
The meeting will start at 1:00PM [...]

Next time you take a look at your makeup brushes remember the following thoughts about Brushing:
Don’t brush off verbal abuse. Listen to your gut instincts. Don’t tolerate someone addressing you disrespectfully. Paraphrasing from Maya Angelou, “When a person shows you who they are, believe them.” If your girlfriend shares a something with you that doesn’t [...]

Before It’s Too Late for RihannaBy: Sophia A. NelsonPosted: March 12, 2009 at 6:01 AM
As I attended the funeral of my friend, who was murdered by her husband, I found myself praying that Rihanna would come to her senses.In the past few weeks, like many Americans, I have had to face the harsh reality of [...]

On Thursday, March 5, 2009 friends and family said farewell to their mother, sister, cousin, aunt, and friend Patricia Kelly. “Pat” as she was affectionately known to her friends was shot to death by her estranged husband while attending Sunday morning worship services on February 22, 2009 at the People’s Community Baptist Church.

Like all [...]

Shooting Prompts Black Women to Open UpBy Jenna JohnsonWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, March 1, 2009; C05(Photo left : iask President Sophia Nelson and iask wellness coordinator Senovia Ross, MA Psychology & Family Therapist)Almost to a person, the professional black women who gathered at a library in Prince George’s County yesterday wore blazers, heels or both. [...]