My women friends have sustained me over the years; our sorrows, joys, disappointments and day-to-day challenges so often intertwined. King's music embodies our collective journey.
This Memorial Day Weekend marks ten years since I've seen my little sister. I like to think she'd be proud of the person I have become.
Every week, Digital Book World compiles an ebooks bestseller list (here's their methodology). This week, The Great Gatsby moves up to the top spot as ...
When I heard rumors about Jay-Z and Beyonce heading to Cuba, I was feeling pretty confident about my trendy choice to go that way. But then I bagged Cuba, and booked a flight to Vienna, Austria, home of the Lipizzaner stallions and Wienerschnitzel.
Look above you into the sky and recognize the expansive majesty and mysteries of how great an opportunity to be on this rock floating in space. Recognize the universe and your part in it. It is beyond miraculous.
If women of a new generation (of all races and creeds) can learn from these two inspired women in our midst, nothing will be impossible for us to conquer. They have taught is that when we as women can forgive, extend grace, and restore each other when we fall short.
There are many elements responsible for this crumbling of Girl Power, but let me start by putting blame squarely on the media for its hiring of and pandering to female pundits and commentators who seem hell bent on competing with the worst of the guys.
You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.
My sister and I are the only two people on earth carrying around the same childhood, and it shows on our faces (and laugh lines).
Through these 117 years, informal tradition has been established at Wellesley College by changing "crown thy good with brotherhood" to "crown thy good with sisterhood."
French women have deep, enduring friendships with each other, but many do tend to identify as much with men -- sometimes more so -- as they do with women.
When first we meet Hannah, the wondrously mopey mid-20s heroine of HBO's new hit series "Girls," she seems to have more strikes against her than a bow...
I've seen it. I've experienced it and dear God I certainly hope that I haven't been guilty of it. Now, though, I feel validated in my observations and...
Over time, Komen may find its footing and continue to prosper, or it will be permanently damaged by recent events. My feeling is that we've not heard the last of this issue, but time will tell.
Leymah Roberta Gbowee was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 7. She is an African peace activist responsible for organizing a women's...
This video is the fourth in HuffPost Women's four-part series on female friendship inspired by Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan's new film Snow Flower...
There was another woman behind the scenes with us who is a part of the larger sisterhood and also my blood. Laura Broderick was our autism consultant, and she was a great asset to the film. She is also my greatest supporter, my biggest defender and my best friend.
Very Young Girls (2007) documents the lives of underage prostitutes, as young as 12, residing in NYC. Looking for a "daddy" or someone to "love" them, these very young callgirls turned to pimps.
Sisters are sisters forever -- even if you see each other rarely or not at all. There are always reasons to express -- or suspect -- not only enduring love but also enduring resentment.
A sister is someone with whom you can laugh and be silly like when you were kids; who still sees in you the child you were; who shares your past and your memories of it.
There is a funny thing about life. With time and with experience, our perspectives change. What we once held on to so tightly, can hold little or no importance today.
Beyoncé doesn't just talk sisterhood, she sings it as well, using her platform to look hard at modern love.
I'm a sister and I can vouch for those ridiculous assumptions we often make about those closest to us.
The frequency at which I hear this kind of war story from women across all professions, career levels, and ages suggested that the issue affects a lot of people.
I got a job teaching aerobics at a studio called Body Design by Gilda. Little did I know that I would be teaching some of the most famous actresses from movies, television and stage.
