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How Does America Break Its Gun Addiction?
At Clutch magazine, Britni Danielle reflects on what she argues is the real issue brought to light by the death of Kasandra Michelle Perkins by her pro-football-player boyfriend. By now you’ve probably heard about Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdering his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Michelle Perkins, before taking his own life. And if you’re…
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3 Obstacles to Living Your Most Awesome Life
Clutch magazine‘s Britni Danielle runs down the issues that she says keep us trapped: fear, shame and anger. As I do most Saturday nights, this past weekend I tuned into the Suze Orman show. While my finances are certainly not up to Suze’s standards yet, her show serves as a good reminder that I need…
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Should Obama Have Called His Daughters Beautiful?
In a blog entry at Clutch magazine, Britni Danielle takes up a blogger’s complaint that President Barack Obama’s election-night depiction of his daughters as “beautiful” diminished their importance as girls and pandered to women. … In the President’s victory speech Tuesday night, Mr. Obama praised his family and told his daughters, “Sasha and Malia, before…
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Tennis and Our Problem With Black Women's Bodies
Clutch magazine‘s Britni Danielle says that the U.S. Tennis Association’s treatment of Taylor Townsend has everything to do with biases related to race and gender. Taylor Townsend has a body like Serena … and that’s a problem. Townsend, the number one junior women’s player in the world, nearly missed a spot in last week’s U.S.…
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Black Women Don't Need Society's Validation
In a world that seems dominated by rigid definitions and boundaries of beauty, it’s easy for black women to immerse themselves in trying to live up to those narrow standards. But they shouldn’t, Clutch magazine columnist Britni Danielle argues. For every lover of the beautiful ways of black women, there exists a hater. For that…
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You Know Love & Hip Hop ATL Is Scripted, Right?
Clutch magazine’s Britni Danielle has three persuasive arguments for anyone who thinks the VH1 series actually represents “reality.” The show that takes viewers inside the lives of some of hip-hop’s Georgia peaches is serving up all of the juicy drama audiences love. While we can debate whether or not the show does black women and…
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Dear 'People': Did You Have to Make Beyoncé Look White?
Writing for Clutch magazine, Britni Danielle takes serious issue with People’s Most Beautiful Woman looking “seriously pale” in her photos for the magazine. Whether you think Beyonce is black or not (I’ve never debated this, to me, she’s black), when the world sees her…they see a black woman–topping the charts, strolling through NYC with her…
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Who's Rallying for Murdered Black Women?
Reflecting on the recent deadly shooting of an unarmed black woman by a Chicago police officer, Britni Danielle of Clutch magazine asks why women with fates similar to that of Trayvon Martin often go unnoticed. After word of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s murder spread across social media, many rightly sprang into action to protest his slaying…
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