With only a few days left in 2010, it’s time to make your New Year’s resolution! After all the fun and indulgence of the holiday season, many of us are inclined to think of so many resolutions, including ones that are often overly ambitious. According to USA.gov, here are ten of the most popular New [...]

With all the excitement about Christmas, it’s easy to forget that New Year’s eve comes just one week later. Although New Year’s Eve is fun for many, the hope for good times comes with inherent dangers, including drunk drivers, accidental drug use, and house fires. But never fear! Safety Girl is here to offer you [...]

Prince William of Wales’s fiancée Catherine “Kate” Middleton has been receiving enormous press attention since she and Prince William announced their engagement on November 16, 2010. With all the talk, you might be wondering exactly who she is. Safety Girl is here to provide you with some straightforward facts.
Catherine Middleton was born in Berkshire, England, [...]

A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside…I’m going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do. ~ Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, [...]

these hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
they don’t fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don’t like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a [...]

“What I am is a young black woman from the inner city who is making it, despite the odds, despite the obstacles I’ve had to face in the lifetimes that have come my way.”  ~ Queen Latifah in Ladies First
Queen Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens, is an American musician and actress. Her rapping, singing, and [...]

You may not have known there was an actual “Queen of the Pacific,” but the media gave this name to a Mexican woman for her lavish lifestyle and prominence as a woman in the drug trafficking business. Who is she? She’s Sandra Ávila Beltrán, a drug cartel leader who was arrested in September 2007 and [...]

Often known for her power, wealth, and sex appeal, the Queen of Sheba ruled over the ancient kingdom of Sheba. Her existence has been referred to in ancient Ethiopian texts, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur’ran. Although there is little evidence outside of these four texts to validate the Queen of Sheba’s [...]

Most likely the most famous living queen in the world, Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) is the Head of State and reigning queen of the United Kingdom. She is also the Head of State of the fifteen independent, sovereign Commonwealth realms: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the [...]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is every October, but just because it’s already over, doesn’t mean we should put breast cancer in the back of our minds.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, breast cancer refers to the formation of malignant (cancerous) cells in the breast.  Although men and women of any age, race, [...]