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T H E MOT I VAT I ON
The Motivation Sometime back in March I overheard a conversation with 3 women on my morning commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The topics of discussion being the new generation of women and our lack of ambition. Slightly offended, because all the women I know are driven, but still intrigued by what these women had to say.
“They’re all gold diggers with no sense of work ethic” “They just want to be famous for nothing” “They’re all lost”....
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These were the talking points that I took in and digested! And while some of their revelations may have held some truth it inspired me even more to continue to push the stories of the girls who embody the exact opposite of this stereotype of women that they felt we all had become because it simply wasn’t true. We are the generation of girls who have refused to settle for the status quo, who refuse to silence our voice and opinion and have decided that our dreams, OUR DREAMS, trump everything! So this issue is dedicated to all the young women around the world who have enough guts to go against the grain and fulfill a life that matters to them without the influence of our society! Cheers to you! Cheers to us! The odds will always be in our favor!
EDITOR EBONY ALLISON
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