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Healthy Living This Woman Knows

August 27, 2026

I Wasn’t Trying to Be Thin. I Was Trying to Live Past 55.

After decades of dieting, exercise, weight cycling and bariatric surgery, Lisa N. Alexander turned to GLP-1 treatment—not simply to become smaller, but to pursue time. In this essay, she confronts…

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Fashion Society and Culture This Woman Knows

August 7, 2026

Cotton, Memory and the Right to Reclaim What Our Ancestors Built

House of Aama and COMOCO are reimagining cotton through Black farming, traceable production and Southern memory. For writer Lisa N. Alexander, the collaboration raises a personal question: Can a fiber…

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This Woman Knows

August 5, 2026

TWK Media Publication Recognized by FeedSpot

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — TWK Media announced today that its flagship publication, This Woman Knows, has been recognized by FeedSpot as one of its Top Women Empowerment Blogs for 2026.…

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Business This Woman Knows

July 25, 2026

City, industry leaders highlight resources for women filmmakers at 2026 Women in Entertainment Conference

Government, business and entertainment leaders gathered in Los Angeles to equip women filmmakers with funding resources, strategic partnerships and practical advice, highlighting new opportunities while encouraging creators to build sustainable…

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Family Healthy Living This Woman Knows

July 7, 2026

The Night Everything Changed

One frightening night changed the way Vicki Bradley-Seals understood dementia—and revealed how quickly people make life-changing decisions with limited information. That experience became the inspiration for Dementia Guardian, a simple…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

March 15, 2026

This Woman Knows Awards January/February Microgrant to Fresh Connections Laundry & Learning Center

Fresh Connections Laundry & Learning Center is transforming a once-neglected laundromat into a welcoming community hub for connection and learning. Founded by Nicole Williams, this initiative blends essential services with…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

January 15, 2026

Meet Our Winter 2025 Microgrant and Seed Grant Recipients

This Woman Knows announces the November/December 2025 microgrant and seed grant recipients, recognizing women-led initiatives focused on housing access and youth care, including S&B Homes and Avery’s Helpful Hair Kits.

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This Woman Knows

January 6, 2026

The Case for Curiosity in a World That Trains It Out of Us

After leaving a high-pressure sales job, I began to understand how curiosity gets trained out of us. This reflection explores reclaiming wonder—not for productivity or profit, but for rest, presence,…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

November 17, 2025

Announcing Our TWK Grant Recipient: Cookout at the Vineyard

This Woman Knows is proud to award its September–October microgrant to Cookout at the Vineyard, founded by Tahlia Suggs. Her work celebrates joy, culture, and representation through a powerful hospitality…

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This Woman Knows

November 11, 2025

What My Momma’s Death Taught Me About Hormones, Healing, and Hope

Three generations of women in my family suffered needlessly because medicine ignored their hormones. I’m changing that story through HRT, GLP-1 therapy, and self-care. This is legacy medicine — love…

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