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To all the women who wake up before sunrise and work until night falls

To all the women who carry the world on their shoulders and feel like they are alone

To all the women who've been told they were too skinny or too fat - too dark or too light

To all the women who feel uneducated, stuck, and unworthy

To all the women who look in the mirror and struggle with the person looking back at them

To all the women who make a dollar out of a dime

To all the women who feed the kids, do homework, cook the meals, and still manage to polish their nails

To all the women who cry when no one is looking

To all the women who give everything to an undeserving idiot

To all the women who make this challenging life look so easy

To all the women who aren't valued

To all the women who keep it cute even when shit ain't

THIS DAY and EVERY DAMN DAY IS FOR US!!! SALUTE!!!

Happy Women's Day!!!

- Samjah Iman

I knew there was going to be a Women's March and many other protests in Washington, DC, but I didn't think about any march going on in New Orleans. So imagine my face when I walked out of my door to go to the grocery store on Saturday, and I see droves of women marching towards downtown with everything from p$%^& signs to pink hair. I put my grocery store appointment on the back burner and started following the crowd for a second. It was mesmerizing.

Photo Credit: The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved 01/22/17. http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/politics/article_a7c5b7a4-e040-11e6-aefa-bf1c2ceb3854.html

To see that many women (men and children) come together for human rights made my soul smile. On yesterday, my skin color didn't matter, my socioeconomic status wasn't a factor, no one cared about my religion or spiritual practices, nor did anyone ask my political affiliation. It was all about what was right and fair for humans.

Photo Credit. Bestofneworleans.com. Retrieved 1/22/17. http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/womens-march-new-orleans-and-march-for-revolution/Slideshow/3096069/3096100

Being that I was on my way to the grocery store, I didn't have my camera. However, I found a few pictures online for your viewing pleasure. See below.

Photo Credit: Bestofneworleans.com. Retrieved 01/22/17. http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/womens-march-new-orleans-and-march-for-revolution/Slideshow/3096069/3096076

Photo Credit: The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved 01/22/17. http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_b6a63598-e002-11e6-9066-575bd82cb3da.html

The sign above was super funny to me lol!

Photo Credit: Nola.com. Retrieved 01/22/17. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/new_orleans_politicians_trump.html

I'm proud of women. I'm proud of the human race. Times like this show the world how we can come together and make a huge impact. Fish Plate (my friend) mentioned that he can't wait to see what happens these next four years. He stated that hard times bring courage and creativity out of our people. We show the world what we are made of when we are faced with adversity. Pressure makes diamonds.

Get Your Minds Right....

- A Stylish Feminist

For Us...

Power to the P!