Josie Pickens
ARTICLES:
Male-Female Friendships: A Myth?
In a piece for Ebony, Josie Pickens takes on the "relationship expert"-backed theory that we don't truly desire and pursue platonic friendships that don't lead to romance.
The Single-Mom Struggle
Reflecting in a piece for Ebony about Shelly Frey, a desperate single mother who was killed for petty shoplifting in Wal-Mart, Josie Pickens laments the extra burden that she says too many black women are forced to bear.
'Queens,' 'Ladies' and the Cost of Living Up to Titles
Even the positive terms we use for women have the potential to be harmful, Josie Pickens writes at Ebony.
Side Chicks and Man Sharing Are Old News
Ebony's Josie Pickens says that this "twisted representation of polyamory" existed long before Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.
On Brian McKnight: Nothing Wrong With Being Sex Positive
"If You're Ready to Learn" is controversial (and probably a parody), but women could certainly stand to learn how their bodies work when it comes to pleasure, Ebony's Josie Pickens writes.