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Stormy Wellington Declares Today 5/11/18 As #GirlSuperHeroDay – Meet Our “Goddess Spotlight”

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Today our #BlackWomenStandUp #BWSU “Goddess Spotlight” is Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Ms. Stormy Wellington.  BlackWomenStandUp.com is spotlighting this Visionary who declared today 5/11/18 as #GirlSuperHero Day inspiring women globally to support another woman owned business, or another woman in general who you admire and believe is an Everyday #GirlSuperHero.  So today we Honor and Celebrate #StormyWellington.

We are asking for all Queens to spread the word, please share and most importantly tag a #GirlSuperHero in the Comments Section below, and let’s start an avalanche of love, support and celebration of women everywhere!

To learn more about Stormy visit her Instagram Page @CoachStormy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos of Stormy Wellington Courtesy of Google Images.

BlackWomenStandUp.com #BWSU Celebrates #WomensHistoryMonth – Past And Present

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FOXY & FABULOUS Pam Grier (Photo courtesy of PCAF)
Serena Williams photo by Margot Jordan
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Happy Women’s History Month from BlackWomenStandUp #BWSU

Celebrating Women This Month, Today and Everyday on BlackWomenStandUp.com

BlackWomenStandUp (#BWSU) Stands With #ERA2020 a Campaign With a Mission To Help Combat #CampusRape

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BlackWomenStandUp.com is standing with and in support of the work by ERA 2020, a Campaign with a mission to End Rape Altogether, hence the name #ERA2020.  This evening in Harlem at 7PM, a meeting is being held at The Dream Center Harlem located at 205 West 119th Street, New York, NY  10026, to start the discussion and work towards combating campus rape.

If you are in the Tri-State area, and this Cause is important to you, for whatever reason, come out and Stand with us.  Be a part of the discussion and be proactive about working towards a solution.  If you cannot make the meeting tonight and would like to learn more or help with this Campaign, please visit #ERA2020.

Thank you.

T. Braxton – #BWSU

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CREATE NY Presents”HE IS – A Day For Men” Saturday, September 30th 2017

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Join BlackWomenStandUp.com’s Co-Founder, Tiffany Braxton who is a Member of CREATE New York (Group 2), a program developed by the Theatre Development Fund (tdf) and The Dream Center Harlem.  “HE IS – A Day For Men” is Group 2’s first Community Project.

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“HE IS – A Day For Men” Doors open at 12PM for Registration, Workshops begin at 1PM.  Three Workshop Rooms based on Three E’s – Educate MEn, Enhance and Embrace MEn.  This event is for Adult Men and Young Men 16 years of age and up…

Today is “Love Your Va-Jay-Jay and Breast” Day – #BWSU Online Gynecological and Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative

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Four years ago today, BlackWomenStandUp.com’s Co-Founder, Tiffany Braxton lost her mother, Ms. Coretha Braxton to an aggressive form of Uterine Cancer – after her lost, that next year BlackWomenStandUp.com Founders launched an Online Gynecological and Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative “Love Your Va-Jay-Jay and Breast Day” in Honor of Tiffany’s mother and other women who lost their lives to one of these cancers. The day is also to celebrate the lives of Survivors who have fought and won their battle with one of these types of cancers, and to remind women to be proactive with their health and to #CheckUpOnIt.  April is also National Minority Health Month.

Join us by posting a pic of yourself or a video saying “I am Standing Up to Bring Awareness to GYN/Breast Cancers, Please #CheckUpOnIt to Remain Cancer Free or for Early Detention and Life Saving Treatment, include the #BWSU hashtag as well.

Visit BlackWomenStandUp.com throughout the day as we will be posting information, tips and videos.

“Love You Mommy (CoCo) – May You Continue to R.I.P.” – Tiffany Braxton

 

Paying Homage to Gwen Ifill

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Hearing that long-time Journalist Gwen Ifill passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 from a type of Uterine (endometrial) Cancer saddened many, especially  BlackWomenStandUp.com’s  (BWSU) Co-Founder, Tiffany Braxton, who in 2013 lost her mother to the same type of cancer.  That prompted an annual cancer awareness initiative “Love Your Va-Jay-Jay” Day (read more about that “Love Your Va-Jay-Jay Day” April 10th, 2016).  Today we pay homage to Gwen Ifill, a woman who made such an impact on the world through her work, and we honor this Queen by adding her to our Cancer Memorial Wall, which honors Black Women and all Women of Color who have transitioned on from either one of the five types of gynecological cancers or breast cancer.

Who Was Gwen Ifill

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PBS Anchor Gwendolyn L. “Gwen” Ifill, born – September 29, 1955  transitioned – November 14, 2016, was an American Peabody Award-winning journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African American woman to host a major political TV show with Washington Week in Review. She was born in New York City. (Read more…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ifill).

#BWSU #Cancer Awareness #CheckUpOnIt

Rest In Power (R.I.P.) Gwen Ifill, Thank you for being a Trailblazer, and being an example for all Black and Brown Women and Girls! #BWSU 

Honoring Our Veterans

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The Black Women Stand Up (BWSU) Family sends Love and a Huge Thank You to Our Black and Brown Kings and Queens who serve or have served this country on all of our behalves!

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A special thanks and #BWSU Spotlight to one our favorite Sistah, Iraq Veteran, Philanthropist and so much more Tee Marie Hanible @TheRealTeeMarie on Twitter.

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Love and Thanks to “Black Military Women” another of our favorite Sistah Veterans on Twitter – @WomanistVeteran!

Check out the below images of #BlackWomenVeterans that we discovered on Google.

Cpl. Denise Houston, a Ridgeland, S.C., native, hangs on to a Zodiac boat as she, along with fellow Soldiers, try to get the watercraft turned back over Aug. 14 at Fort Leonard Wood’s Training Area 250 Lake. Troops from the Forward Support Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, part of the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, were challenged with various tasks, including boat drills and swimming with waterproofed gear.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Audrey Griffith, a native of Castlerock, Colo., points out an area of interest during a force protection drill to Spc. Heidi Gerke along the perimeter of Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Deh Rawud, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. Both women are members of the 92nd Engineer Battalion from Fort Stewart, Ga. (Photo by Australian Army WO2 Andrew Hetherington/Combined Team Uruzgan Public Affairs)

Peace and Always Love,

#BWSU

Fitness and Life Tips for Women on the Go with #BWSU

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BlackWomenStandUp.com  Co-Founders, T. Braxton and A. Lutchman have been all over social media with their health and fitness tips for women on the go!  With their fun and carefree delivery, these ladies give easy to implement tips for individuals who are looking to lead a more health centered life, the health conscious individual can also benefit from these tips.  T. Braxton has been doing daily New York City #CentralParkMoments where she shares quick 15 second SnapChats with her word or message of the day surrounding health/wellness and or fitness.  BWSU is on SnapChat and or Instagram username @BlackWomenStandUp.  Or you can find Co-Founder A. Lutchman poolside or hanging out in the hot tub giving self-care and/or meditation tips to a live audience on Periscope username @BlkWomenStandUp.

These nature loving Queens can be found doing live Periscopes walking through trails, basking in the sunshine absorbing Vitamin D, all the while keeping their viewers engaged with a message of empowerment or ways to improve their overall health and well-being.

Check out a #CentralParkMoments with T. Braxton:

Connect with Black Women Stand Up (BWSU) across social media using hashtag #BWSU and don’t forget to like their FB page under Black Women Stand Up, along with following on Twitter and Periscope @BlkWomenStandUp, Instagram and SnapChat @BlackWomenStandUp.

Find out how you can join BWSU’s Health and Wellness Initiative to help women lead a life of total health while making money in the process, if you are in the New York Tri-State area visit http://bit.ly/stand4healthtlc.  If in the Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia area (DMV) visit http://bit.ly/trans4ming.

Peace and Love.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Central Park Walk

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This past Sunday, October 18th in Central Park, New York City, women and men showed up in record numbers to walk in the Making Strides in Central Park Walk Against Breast Cancer.  There were many there walking in honor of a loved one who lost their fight against breast cancer, or to celebrate and walk in solidarity with a survivor in their life. Whatever ones’ reason for participating, it was great to see so many standing up against this horrible disease that has affected so many families.

Below are pictures from the walk that a few of our supporters shared with the BlackWomenStandUp.com community.

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Black Women Stand Up is committed to #StandingUp and bringing awareness to #BreastCancer through our Gynecological and Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative Love Your Va-Jay-Jay Day, where we encourage women to stay on top of their health, empower themselves and to #CheckUpOnIt to remain cancer free or for early detection.

Peace and Love,

#BWSU