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Her Agenda •

A Peek Inside : Karyn Parsons

To be honest it is like anything else; you have up sides and downsides to anything. For me, there were upsides but then I had that luggage. People would see me a certain way. It was hard for some people to shake it and some people did not have the faith. But I had a couple of moments, one in particular that I look back on (not with regret) but I do look at it as a lesson. It was a move that was not a guaranteed outcome but I was given the opportunity to audition for a film that was an entirely d

Seantrell, The Alpha, The Scholar, The Achiever

To elevate its newsroom with robust reporting, Dillard University’s Office of Communications and Marketing will highlight the lives of students with in-depth feature articles.

In the Spring 2019 semester, Dillard Communications Specialist Lauren R.D. Fox and University Photographer Sabree Hill interviewed Thompson Cook Honors students DarLinda Wright and Seantrell Lemar. After 10 weeks worth of research and interviews on their respective cultures and towns, Fox and Hill wrote and photograp
MadameNoire •

She Tried It! HUM Nutrition’s Runway Ready And Daily Cleanse

This past Spring I bought a shampoo that didn’t agree with my hair. Unfortunately, certain sections of my hair had severe breakage because of it and in order for it to grow back, my hairdresser layered my hair. To further rectify my hair needs, I decided to try HUM Nutrition since friends gave it excellent reviews.

Before I ordered any products, I took HUM’s personal quiz to create the right supplement package for me. The quiz was composed of questions about my diet and my body’s personal needs
Her Agenda •

Defining the Blur: Leveraging Social Media To Create A Professional Brand

For a generation of young professionals who grew up with social media including AOL Instant Messenger, Myspace, Facebook and Twitter, using these platforms to communicate comes naturally. But it takes another level of savviness and skill to learn what it takes to balance and leverage those networks to build a professional brand.

When developing careers, young people must understand how to differentiate between the public and private spheres of their lives. They should also consider: in what con
Her Agenda •

Building Stamina: Late Nights, Early Mornings

In a generation where doing “nothing” is unacceptable, Millennial women can be found shifting themselves into overdrive; leaving no room on their iCal or Google Calendar for personal development. Life Coach Gabrielle Bernstein knows that precarious tale too well. She became the founder of a Public Relations firm in New York City after she graduated from Syracuse University in 2001. Her firm was based on promoting the city’s trendy night scene; by the age of 25, Bernstein stated she was “addicted
Carefree Mag •

Falling In & Out of Love With New Orleans

New Orleans chose me December 2015 on the type of day Jill Scott would scat about—on her first album, you know, when she was married to Lyzel. It was my first trip to the city and I gregariously fell in love with it, as most tourists do. But my swampy love affair for New Orleans, the city that has catapulted my life in a variety of ways, became unassumingly complex.

When I first visited in 2015, my friend Maya and I decided to walk around the French Quarter and eventually found ourselves alongs
Curly Nikki •

People Praise Virgins But Only If They Fit A Certain Beauty Standard

Louisiana female MC Tokyo Vanity, known for

her viral hit “That’s My Best Friend,” made her debut on VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Atlanta and caused a

bit of a stir on the internet recently. Earlier this season, the 23-year-old

New Orleans native revealed she’s a virgin and not ready to “play house” with

her boyfriend Tabius. During her confessional, Tokyo explained that she’s not

waiting for religious reason nor is she waiting for her wedding night, but

instead saving for herself until sh