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Women's month continues …

For the month of June we decided to extend our celebration of womanhood. In May, we had the pleasure of interviewing an additional line up of phenomenal women like celebrity hairstylist, Tippi Shorter and want to share their stories with you. And si...
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Skin Struggles: I Have AIDS.

My name is Nono Osuji and in Skin Struggles I recount my personal experience and struggle with Lupus. Welcome to the 5th post of my ongoing journey.  As I finally awoke from my Benadryl induced sleep and I began to clear the sleep from m...
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Skin Struggles: The Stranger in My Bed

My name is Nono Osuji and in Skin Struggles I recount my personal experience and struggle with Lupus. Welcome to the 4th post on my ongoing journey.  After I stuffed myself with Mexican food and pina coladas I walked around the city ...
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Autoimmunity: A Major Women's Health Issue

  Since this is Women's month here at F.W.A.C and it is the month that we debuted the Skin Struggles  segment I thought it would be fitting to post this article about how Auto-immune diseases tend to affect women disproportionately more than me...
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Designer Watch: Raqquyah Webb

In honor of our women's month issue, I am excited to introduce to you one of my favorite local jewelry designers, Raqquyah Webb. A little over 5 years ago Webb, a Brooklyn native, started making jewelry as a hobby but 2 years later she turned her lo...

Today is World Lupus Day. Read all about it!

What was once a disease that I only knew somewhat about because of the havoc it wreaked on one of my closest friend's friend, has now become a cause that I am not only a huge advocate for but a disease that I understand and have. I don't believe in...
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Skin Struggles: I Have What??

My name is Nono Osuji and in Skin Struggles I recount my personal experience and struggle with Lupus. Welcome to the 2nd post on my ongoing journey.  So as I mentioned in my previous post almost two years ago, at the age of 28, I was ...