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CONTENTS Foreword ¿ Gabrielle Union Introduction Part 1: Empowerment 3.0 EgoTripping¿Nikki Giovanni 1. Young Sistah: Your FINE Destiny Email: Teased for Being Outstanding - Michelle Obama 2. Designing Your Destiny in this New School World Email: Divine Purpose ¿ Tavis Smiley 3. Sistahs: Unique as Snowflakes and Fingerprints Email: It¿s a Hard Knock Life For Us ¿ Eve 4. The J.J.: Journaling & Journeying Through Life: The Power of One Email: N-O R-E-S-P-E-C-T ? Alfre Woodard 5. The Difference Between Need and Purpose Email: My Morals For Success ¿ Ciara Email: Too Much Pressure- Sanaa Lathan Part 2: Relationships 6. Aint Nothin¿ But A ¿G¿ Thang: GOSSIP Email: Gossip Girls ¿ Jasmine Guy 7. The Parent Trap Email: OOOOHH BABY!!¿ Shar Jackson Email: Make Me Beautiful! ¿ Chanel Iman 8. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: How a Boy Should Treat You Email: Finding Good Guys ¿ Nia Long Email: Dating My BGF¿Kim Porter 9. The Taboo Topic: SEX Email: No Hook-Up/Hurt Feelings ¿ Blair Underwood Email: The Dating Game ¿ Lauren London, Evan Ross 10. SEX, LIES, AND TEXTING¿The Lies Boys Tell Email: Why Do Boys Cheat & Lie ¿ Blair Underwood, Terri J. Vaughn Email: Love, Sex, & STDs ¿ Shahdae Janelle Holland 11. Daddy¿s Little Girl: How Shadows Can Loom Large Email: Quality Man ¿ Ruby Dee Part 3: Overcoming Obstacles 12. Break-Up, No Make-Up Email: Heartache ¿ Niecy Nash Email: I Don¿t Wanna Look Like A Clown - Kenya Moore 13. Words Have Power: The B-, H- and T Words Email: Nappy Headed¿Well You Know! ¿ Dyvenity 14. Double Jeopardy: Racism and Sexism as Obstacles to Success Email: Million Dollar Baby ¿ Ms. Cathy Hughes 15. Food for Thought Email: Is My Fat, Phat? ¿ Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford Email: The Not-So Celebrity Fit Club- Chariesse Griffin 16. Hillified, Hugs: Dealing with the Blues 17. ¿It Really Hurts¿: Dealing with More than Just the Blues Email: Lonely and Depressed ¿ Bishop Noel Jones Part 4: Your Future 18. Educatin¿ Excellence Email: Do I Really Need To Go To School ¿ Dr. Melissa Nobles 19. The New Cool Money Rule Email: Own Business/Own Boss ¿ Marvet Britto 20. The Deadliest Trap¿ Staying out of the Debt Pit Email: Unhappy and Unorganized ¿ Christina Gomes 21. The Linked S¿s: Savings and Self-Empowerment Email: Jane of All Trades, Master of None ¿ Angela Bassett, Nicole Loftus 22. Careering and Steering Email: Career Choices ¿ Candace Bond McKeever Email: When I Grow Up, I Wanna Be ¿ Sharla Crow Part 5: The Wonderment of Life 23. Chocolate Cake and Four Letter Words Email: A Dream Deferred ¿ Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Malinda Williams 24. Your Heart: Always Follow It (except with boys) Email: Me And My Boyfriend- Tatyana Ali 25. Throwing Off Limitations Email: íAyudeme! ¿ Zoe Saldana 26. Finding Rainbows: Wonderment of the Everyday Email: Dreaming Big¿Tavis Smiley 27. Keys to REAL Happiness: Faith and Service Email: Voting and Politics ¿ Michelle Obama Final Letter: Time to Make History Acknowledgements

Based on the CSI: NY celebrity's interviews with female role models and young women throughout the country, a guide to becoming empowered in today's world addresses a wide range of topics, from establishing a unique identity and confronting racism and sexism to engaging in responsible relationships with the opposite sex and managing finances. 125,000 first printing