Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle was born in LA County in 1985 and was named Ermias Asghedom after his Eritrean immigrant father.

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About Michèle Lamy

Parisian entrepreneur Michèle Lamy has been a lawyer, a stripper, a fashion designer, a restauranteur and a jewelry designer, all in one lifetime.

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby: A Loyal Nana Event

If a New Yorker had walked by La Pittura Studio in the Flatiron district on Thursday night and peered into one of the glass windows, they may have thought they were watching a discussion on art.

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Estée Lauder, the richest self-made woman in the world

Estée Lauder, the cosmetics magnate who would become the richest self-made woman in the world, was actually born Josephine Esther Mentzer to Eastern European immigrants in Queens, New York in 1908 (or 1906).

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Please Attend My Post Grad Depression Party

…Also, I am not looking forward to graduating and facing whatever comes after. (Doing my own taxes? Eczema? I don’t know, I’m scared!)

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Sex Scaries: Moni on the D

This loyal nana did the unthinkable during sex on a Saturday morning like today

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How Americans Learned to Talk About Sex(ual Health)

In honor of women’s history month, Loyal Nana is taking a look at the Social Hygiene Movement, a Progressive Era (about 1900 to 1920) public health movement.

SEX SCARIES: it's a face mask mom

This anonymous Loyal Nana’s mom walked in on her right as she decided to grant one of her boyfriend’s long time sex wish.

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How Big Mouth’s “Shame Wizard” Still Shows Up When You Eat Plan B For Dinner

Damn, did you just buy three boxes of Raisinets and every flavor of Orbit gum at the register to “distract” your visibly high, and completely unattentive teen cashier from your main purchase?

March: Sex Positivism

If I were to tell you that I want to open up about my sexual hardships and desires, some of you would want to hear it and some of you wouldn’t…

How Money is Made

It’s a question that crossed most of our minds, been answered in a middle school social studies class, and then subsequently forgotten: How does money get made? In keeping with this month’s focus on finances, Loyal Nana is here to offer a refresher.

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7 Wallets Under $150

Miu Miu, COMME des GARCON, Baggu, Barney’s New York, Sanrio, L'AUTRE CHOSE, Simon Miller

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Fela Kuti

While his reputation as a bon vivant has continued to scandalize even years after his death, his creation of the still thriving, globally popular Afrobeat genre and his human rights activism have left an astounding legacy.

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On Master Counterfeiter Frank Bourassa

Frank Bourassa might not be as well known as Catch Me If You Can’s infamous Frank Abagnale, but as the most prolific counterfeiter in American history, with around 250 million dollars in fake bills still floating around…

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About Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor was a daughter, a sister, a wife, and a mother. Before any particular label, Recy Taylor was her own person and on the evening of September 3rd, 1944 she was the victim of a gang rape by six white men in Abbeville, Alabama

7 Podcasts About Money

What better way to start developing our financial literacy than by listening to podcasts while we’re on our way to crush some other goals?

Inner Views with Justice Sonia Sotomayor

I am deeply grateful to have sat down with Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week in The Bronx for Loyal Nana’s Inner Views series, a one-on-one interview series featuring the modern day luminaries changing our cultural landscape.