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Lane Bryant has enlisted actresses Danielle Brooks and Gabourey Sidibe in the brand’s powerfully simple new ad, aptly called #ThisBody Is Made To Shine.

Actresses were there to inspire women of bigger sizes not be ashamed of their bodies. The point of the campaign, according to a release from the brand, is to “spotlight what it means to unapologetically celebrate themselves in spite of any adverse feelings or feedback.”

These beautiful Black ladies show us how to stay confident with our bodies no matter how we look. Women are always targets of standard beauty propaganda and whitewashing and have troubles loving their natural appearance. This picture is saying LOVE yourself no matter what flaws you have.

The OneOrlandoFund, established after the gun tragedy in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub took the lives of 49 innocent people, announced this week that it will begin distributing nearly $30 million to survivors of the June crime.  

The average age of the victims was 29, and almost every one of them was Latinx. They were  “brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors, husbands and wives. But above all, they were human beings,” HRC President Chad Griffin said yesterday in Orlando at the launch of the 2016 Vocal Majority Toururging voters supporting commonsense gun violence prevention laws to vote in November..

Following the Pulse tragedy, the city of Orlando, Equality Florida and the LGBT Community Center of Central Florida established the OneOrlando Fund to help those affected by the deadly attack..

According to The Washington Post, the fund received donations from 150,000 individuals and companies in more than 120 countries.

“In total, $29.5 million was donated to the OneOrlando Fund,” the OneOrlando Fund reported. “Today, the Board approved the allocation of funds to 299 claimants in four categories – deceased, injured with hospitalization, injured with outpatient treatment and present inside Pulse.”

Additionally, LGBTQ leaders in Orlando came together to form The LGBTQ Alliance and partnered to create TheHeal Orlando Project. HRC encourages everyone to visit http://healorlando.org/ to access support or lend a hand to Pulse survivors and victims’ families.

ATTENTION ALL RUNNERS!!!

I would like to inform you all about our online running community, ‘runner’s club’ . Anyone who gets out there and puts one foot in front of the other is welcome! Via a monthly hashtag, runners from across the globe share their running experiences, issues, questions, and more. We currently have several amazing people sharing their running adventures but always welcome and encourage new participants into our community. Again, anyone is welcome to join at any part of the month. Post as often or as little as you wish!  

To join: Simply post under the monthly hashtag (#rcaugust2016 will be the # for August) about your run, questions, or whatever you would like.  A lot of people posts introductions so other runners know a little about them and their background. Be sure to ‘track/follow’ the hashtag so you can read other runner’s stories as well as sharing your own.

For an example, feel free to browse July’s # at #rcjuly2016

Please reblog to get the word out. Can’t wait to meet and see everyone’s posts!

It’s Day 3 of Hard Core July!

Quads feeling those squats yet? Knock out 60 today (plus a 30 second plank) and give them the rest they deserve tomorrow!

I did Day Two yesterday before bed, kind of squeezing it in there at the last minute (almost literally; I finished the plank at 11:45 pm).