Pride Month is Beyond a Month
Beginning in 1999, June had been dedicated as a month to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQ+ community, and encourage members and allies to...
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Arushi Choudhury
- May 28, 2022
- 2 min
Take action, not just pray
“Today is the 144th day of 2022. The Uvalde shooting is the 212th mass shooting of 2022” (Public Citizen). On May 24th, 2022, the...
Melisa Shafiee
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Happy Earth Day!
On Friday, April 22nd, Color For Empowerment celebrates Earth Day and encourages involvement in its goal. Earth Day is a time to reflect...
Arushi Choudhury
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Happy 89th Birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception." -Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth...
Arushi Choudhury
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
International Women's Day
WTTW news. March 8th, 2022 is served to recognize women's notable achievements and successes throughout history. The earliest movement...
Arushi Choudhury and Melisa Shafiee
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Our Latest Achievement!
Color For Empowerment is thrilled to announce our latest achievement: our two books are available for purchase at a local shop in...
Arushi Choudhury
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
All about Greenwashing
What is Greenwashing? Throughout the past few decades, greenwashing has appeared frequently in the fashion industry. Greenwashing is the...
Arushi Choudhury
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
Making and Sticking with 2022 Resolutions
2022 is a year where you have the opportunity to learn from your past mistakes and set goals that will positively impact your daily life....
Melisa Shafiee
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Protect Abortion Rights
A woman's right for abortion has always been a controversial topic within the US. The intense polarization with abortion has been...
Ashmita Annamalai (The Affair Magazine) and Arushi Choudhury
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Asian Pacific Heritage Month, celebrated during May, pays tribute to the generations of contributions Asians and Pacific Islanders made...
Arushi Choudhury and Melisa Shafiee
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Earth Day 2021!
In a time where society faces horrifying issues such as the ongoing pandemic and system racism, the climate is not on many people’s...
Melisa Shafiee
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
Prominent Female Muslim figures in U.S. politics
Welcome to this week’s Color for Empowerment blog! As this month is Arab-American heritage month, we wanted to dedicate this week’s blog...
Arushi Choudhury
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Arab American Heritage Month
What is Arab American Heritage Month? During this month, attention is drawn to the histories, achievements and cultures of Arab...
Melisa Shafiee
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Stop hate against AAPI
Hello and welcome to this week’s Color For Empowerment blog! We felt that it is necessary to raise further awareness on an issue that is...
Arushi Choudhury
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
The statistics of sexual harassment in the UK
97% of women ages 18-24 have been sexually assaulted 96% of women did not report incidents of assault, out of a survey of over 1000...
Natalie Shaw
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
International Working Women's Day
And Some of the Women Behind This Day International Working women's day grew out of the efforts in the 1900s to achieve gender equality...
Arushi Choudhury
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Happy International Women's Month!
Women's history month is dedicated to reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions of women to our society as a whole. So, let's talk...
Melisa Shafiee
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
Shows with Strong Black Leads
Welcome to the Color for Empowerment blog! Today, we will talk about three shows that have strong, black leads. First, we have How to Get...
Arushi Choudhury
- Feb 13, 2021
- 1 min
Black LGBTQ+ Singers to listen to!
Here are some Black LGBTQ+ Singers to listen to! Press play and enjoy your day. Tracy Chapman - Four time Grammy Award - winner, Tracy...
Melisa Shafiee
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Must Reads by Black Authors!
Welcome to the series of select Must-Reads by Black Authors! First, we have Such as Fun Age by Kiley Reid. She tells the story of a...
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