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Staying Sane, a prequel to My Mane
Staying Sane, a prequel to My Mane

Hi Guys! It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month! Do you know what that means? Ok cool. Neither do I…

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Valeska PreteltOctober 21, 2018Comment
10 International Films: Travel from your Couch
10 International Films: Travel from your Couch

Ten international films (on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu) guaranteed to make you travel from your couch. Reviews, trailers, and total running times included

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Matthew WrightOctober 8, 2018Comment
October: Welcoming the New New
October: Welcoming the New New

For October, the beginning of the last quarter of 2018, we are focusing on everything *NEW*.

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Amanda SaviñónOctober 1, 2018Comment
EVENT: Tete a Tete with Donna Hylton in The Bronx
EVENT: Tete a Tete with Donna Hylton in The Bronx

Please join Amanda Saviñón & Donna Hylton as they sit in conversation and discuss incarceration, sexual assault, sisterhood, family, resilience, and Donna’s new book, A Little Piece of Light.

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Amanda SaviñónSeptember 25, 2018Mott Haven Bar Comments
Be Yourself on Purpose
Be Yourself on Purpose

Stop asking other people for permission to LIVE.

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Amanda SaviñónSeptember 23, 2018 Comment
Here for the wrong reasons: How The Bachelor fantasy lost its magic
Here for the wrong reasons: How The Bachelor fantasy lost its magic

…somewhere along the way, the series that gave me my earliest peek into the world of dating as a 11-year old, lost the magic that made it so fun in the first place.

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Anneta KonstantinidesSeptember 17, 2018Comment
A Modern Woman in Film: Dee Rees
A Modern Woman in Film: Dee Rees

Dee Rees made history in January 2018 as the first Black woman to be nominated for Adapted Screenplay Category with film Mudbound…

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Eleanor IgweSeptember 16, 2018Comment
10 Things I Know About Aretha Franklin
10 Things I Know About Aretha Franklin

10 things you probably didn’t know about Aretha Franklin, Funeral Service recap, and photos.

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Amanda SaviñónSeptember 2, 2018Comment
Fashion at Aretha Franklin's Funeral
Fashion at Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Fashion at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan on August 31, 2018.

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Amanda SaviñónSeptember 1, 2018 Comments
September: The Good Kind of Self Care
September: The Good Kind of Self Care

Those of us who are "woke" know that money and material things fall to the waistline when put up next to true love and health. And the only way to know true love for yourself and others is to start with yourself. That’s why I’ve officially made September Self-Care month on Loyal Nana.

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Amanda SaviñónSeptember 1, 2018Comment
Men Get Sad After Sex
Men Get Sad After Sex

Now We Have a Concrete Answer Why, And it’s not exactly what we thought

By Tracey Moore at Mel Magazine

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Amanda SaviñónAugust 23, 2018Comment
A Modern Woman in Film: Zetna Fuentes
A Modern Woman in Film: Zetna Fuentes

Driving the show from the South Bronx to Hollywood…

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Eleanor IgweAugust 14, 2018Comment
Recipe: Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist Cocktail
Recipe: Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist Cocktail

Bad Feminist cocktail as told by Roxane Gay and seen on Desus & Mero. Please DO try this at home.

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Amanda SaviñónAugust 10, 2018Comment
Loyal Nana's Mussel Recipe with Italian Salami for One
Loyal Nana's Mussel Recipe with Italian Salami for One

Bon appetit!

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Amanda SaviñónAugust 6, 2018Comment
A Modern Woman in Film: Nadine Labaki
A Modern Woman in Film: Nadine Labaki

Two months ago, Nadine Labaki made history in multiple ways when her film 'Capernaüm' received a fifteen-minute standing ovation at Cannes.

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Eleanor IgweAugust 5, 2018Comment
Can't take a compliment? Me neither.
Can't take a compliment? Me neither.

This Summer I turned a year older and I still cringe a little bit when someone tells me that I am talented, beautiful, or accomplished. I can’t seem to take a compliment wholly. 

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Amanda SaviñónAugust 1, 2018Comment
Long Shorts in Brooklyn
Long Shorts in Brooklyn
Amanda SaviñónJuly 30, 2018Comment
Baby's First Pair of Mules
Baby's First Pair of Mules
Amanda SaviñónJuly 10, 2018 Comment
Fashion Friday: 14 Sunnies for all the Shade
Fashion Friday: 14 Sunnies for all the Shade
Whitney WhitenJune 29, 2018Comment
NBA Draft 2018
NBA Draft 2018
Amanda SaviñónJune 21, 2018Comment
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