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Springs in Bloom!
We finally made it out of Winter and into Spring, it's officially the birds are chirping, and the flowers are in bloom.

Genneya Briscoe
May 53 min read
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Why Is It Hard to Receive?
This is not just a conversation for me, it’s a part of my healing process. So, I want to touch on a topic that many of us don’t often...

Shalewa Nyanza
Apr 73 min read
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Digital Marketing: Strategies for Success
Digital marketing isn’t just about posting on social media or sending the occasional email newsletter; it’s a powerful tool to amplify...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jan 112 min read
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The Essence of Sophistication:
A Guide for Black Women Genneya Briscoe - Board of Directors Sophistication is often misinterpreted as an unattainable ideal, wrapped in...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jan 113 min read
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Wealth-Building for Black Women
Did you know, Budgeting is your first step toward financial empowerment.

Shalewa Nyanza
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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Meet Genneya Briscoe
Welcome our Newest Board of Directors

Five Star Admin
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Black Women and Mental Health?
Self-Awareness is essential to your mental health According to statistics, fewer than half of black women who need mental health care...

Shalewa Nyanza
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Understanding Project 2025
On August 4th Five Star Women of Color hosted an important call discussing Project 2025 and how it will affect the black community. On...

Shalewa Nyanza
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Embracing the Change:
The Beginning, The Middle & The End of Menopause On March 24, 2024, we hosted a workshop on topic of Menopause. For many Black women,...

Shalewa Nyanza
Mar 24, 20242 min read
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An African American Tea Party
Stepping in Tradition: The African American Tea Party Experience Tea has been a thread connecting cultures across the globe for...

Shalewa Nyanza
Feb 24, 20242 min read
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Black Women's Equal Pay
A Black woman must work 20 months to equal the same salary that a white man earns in 12 months. On October 26th we learned more about...

Shalewa Nyanza
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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Afro Soul Festival -2023
Live Music/ Food/ Vendors/ Spoken word/ Drummers/ African dancing/ DJ For the first time ever Five Star Women of Color put on a FREE...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jun 10, 20231 min read
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Loving your hair starts with “Hair Care”
Attractive Appearance is more than looking good it’s about having a healthy relationship with yourself. On July 28th, 2022 we hosted a...

Five Star Admin
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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2022 Candidate Forum
Your Voice Matters….Your Vote Matters On May 23rd, 2022 Five Star Women of Color had a Political Candidate Forum for Baltimore...

Five Star Admin
May 23, 20221 min read
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What's my NetWorth
Ladies did you know that you have a NetWorth? How many of us have googled a famous person to see their Networth? Well everyone and I do...

Five Star Admin
Apr 28, 20221 min read
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CIAA Fundraiser Event
Five Star Women of Color’s February event was a fundraiser. The members sold tickets to see Iyana Vanzant and Monica who both came to...

Five Star Admin
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Self-Care
Self-Care is ….? Can you complete that statement? And do you actually implement that statement personally in your life? A lot of women...

Shalewa Nyanza
Dec 11, 20211 min read
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Dining Etiquette
One of the Five (5) stars for this organization is sophistication. If we look at the definition of sophistication it says "The process or...

Shalewa Nyanza
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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Healthy Dating...The Do's and Don'ts
Being healthy is not only about eating healthy but there is such a thing as dating healthy. On October 30th, Five Star Women of Color,...

Shalewa Nyanza
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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Black Wealth Development.....Black Homeownership
As I look around within the black community I notice there a lot of individuals that are not driven to be a homeowner. Some in fact spend...

Shalewa Nyanza
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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Saving an Emergency Fund
Financial Wellness starts well before investing money, before you invest you should save. The first step should be creating an emergency...

Shalewa Nyanza
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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How it all started
Since my early 20's right out of college I have always been calling my girlfriends and myself 5 Star women. In my eyes we were just...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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Self Reflection/Self Evaluation!
After deciding to start this journey to be a Five Star Women the next thing I needed to do was self reflect and evaluate myself against...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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Cleansing Social Media
A woman of a certain class or level of sophistication knows not to put everything out there for the public to see. This doesn't mean she...

Shalewa Nyanza
Jan 16, 20211 min read
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