Black entrepreneurs IN HER VOICE: WANDA JAMES’S SECRET SUPERPOWER By Maria Gabriela Alvarez The Women Grow Leadership Summit: a liberating and empowering forum established by the largest national network for women entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. Held in Washington, D.C. for the first time after years in the Southwest and West Coast, it was clear the Divine Feminine
Black LGBTQ Black Heels, Purple Haze GABI (C) Maxime Giordani In honor of Pride Month, we take a trip back to a personal remembrance of sex and cannabis. Sex and love might not always be the same in every relationship, but we celebrate them in all their forms. To those in the LGBTQ community, you are
black women RECLAIMING THE WHOLE FEMININE: Holistic practices are changing women’s sexual health for the better By CannaBoomer Cultural conversations among Black women around sexuality and sexual wellness have historically been shrouded in secrecy. This is in contrast to a hyper-sexual social stereotype. However, the statistics tell yet another story: there are delayed or denied diagnoses and/or treatment and high mortality rates among Black Americans,
black pioneers Black Pioneers Intro by Nikki Frias Pioneer Showcases by Candice Lola Before the “War on Drugs” during Nixon’s reign and Reagan’s campaign of “Just say no’, cannabis was used as a utility for entrepreneurs. Unfortunately with its negative connotations towards racial identity and systemic oppression, black and brown communities have
VOTING WHILE BLACK: Color of Change Takes Communities from Presence to Power By Monica Suriyage I grew up thinking voting was something you did, simple and deserving of praise, like going to an annual dentist appointment knowing you flossed all year. The first time I was able to vote was for Barack Obama’s second term. I felt the victory before my
