Culture Archives | Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/category/culture/ Daily Dose of Black Girl Magic Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-Transparent-Gold-square-logo-32x32.png Culture Archives | Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/category/culture/ 32 32 Why I reject the “Strong Black Woman stereotype”  https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/rejecting-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rejecting-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8237 The stereotype of “the Strong Black Woman” has become deeply ingrained in culture. There seems to be a script detailing the role that Black women must play. This role includes being a supporting character with no emotions, no expressions of wants and desires, yet always happy and eternally grateful to be in the background. Black…

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]]> 8237 Songs to start your week right https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/songs-to-start-your-week-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=songs-to-start-your-week-right Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8224 Like most people, I hate Mondays. Despite the numerous times I have tried to “positive think” my way into loving Mondays, I just can’t do it. To me, Mondays suck because it always feels like an abrupt end to my weekend. So, to start my week I usually rely on a venti cafe mocha and…

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]]> 8224 5 Podcasts that Changed my View on Money https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/5-podcasts-that-changed-my-view-on-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-podcasts-that-changed-my-view-on-money Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:24:46 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8187 Money can either make you enjoy life or make you miserabl. We’ve all heard the nedless lectures that if you stop drini It is often said that the love of money is the root of all evil and yet we can’t survive in this world without it. How do you achieve or attain financial independence?…

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]]> 8187 #BlackLivesMatter https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/blacklivesmatter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blacklivesmatter Thu, 28 May 2020 15:51:35 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=7580 I have so much to say but watching people who look like me get murdered every single day isn’t an easy pill to swallow and hasn’t put me in the mood to write. I don’t even know where to start because the reality that my skin will always make me a target eats at me…

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]]> 7580 Lessons from Becoming by Michelle Obama https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/lessons-from-becoming-by-michelle-obama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-from-becoming-by-michelle-obama Thu, 14 May 2020 03:05:31 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=7545 Michelle Obama ‘s documentary “Becoming” on Netflix was such a pleasant experience. I confess that although I have the book, I never made it past the first chapter. Not because the book was bad in fact it was the opposite. However, as a grad student with lots of paper to write/read, I  couldn’t shake the…

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