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Chelsee Pettit in front of Indigenous-owned store

Cultural identity Women of Color

Chelsee Pettit Built an Indigenous Empire From a Triangle

"Detachment is a good thing. When you release things, it's because you're allowing yourself to carry more. Sometimes carrying it all isn't actually the best way to get what you want." The triangle changed everything. Walking through downtown Toronto in June…

By Joseph Tito

Jenn Harper with Cheekbone Beauty at Sephora

Cultural identity Women of Color

Jenn Harper: Rock Bottom to Sephora Indigenous Beauty

"I'm proudly a recovered alcoholic and I'm no longer going to feel ashamed. Shame will kill us - it almost killed me." Jenn Harper had been selling seafood for over a decade when three little Indigenous girls covered in lip gloss changed everything. The dream…

By Joseph Tito

Myra Qureshi holding clean beauty product proud

Cultural identity Women of Color

Myra Qureshi: Told Pakistan to Drop the Whitening Creams

In Pakistan’s beauty industry, the bestsellers promise one thing: lighter skin. Whitening creams dominate the shelves. Some are laced with mercury. Others contain steroids. Many aren’t labeled honestly. For decades, they’ve sold the same toxic fantasy: that…

By Joseph Tito

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Books & Literature Creative Non-Fiction

The Quiet Rebellion: Building a Media Empire in Pakistan

I built my media company in Pakistan when everyone told me not to. Pakistan’s youth proved them wrong. When I told people I was building my media company in Pakistan, the warnings came fast. Be careful. Why would you do that? Do you have security? My…

By Joseph Tito

Black-and-white Asma Jahangir legal documents

Women Women in the News

Asma Jahangir: The Woman Who Said No First in Pakistan

Every rebellion needs an origin story. Asma Jahangir is Pakistan’s. At 18, she marched to the Supreme Court to demand her father’s release from military detention. He had been imprisoned for speaking against the government’s actions in East Pakistan, what the…

By Joseph Tito

Memorial candles Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque

Women Women in the News

The Thirty-Two: When TV Chose Kites Over a Massacre

At 1:38 PM on February 6, 2026, CCTV captured the exact moment a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad. Security guards had stopped him at the entrance. He opened fire. Then he walked into a hall packed with Shia…

By Joseph Tito

Melissa Grelo keynote Aging Powerfully platform

Women in Canada Canadian Women

Winning Her Way: How Melissa Grelo Redefines Success

THE NOTE WAITING IN HER HOTEL ROOM Melissa Grelo was on the brink of one of the boldest moves of her career - a wellness retreat built on her Aging Powerfully platform, the passion project she’s nurtured alongside running a podcast, parenting an 11-year-old,…

By Joseph Tito

Elvira Caria in broadcast studio quiet power

Spotlight Changemakers

Elvira Caria: Four Decades of Refusing to Play Nice

After 40 years of fighting for her voice in broadcasting, Elvira Caria lost the only title that ever mattered to her: Matthew's mom There's a street named after Elvira Caria in Vaughan. She didn't pay for it, she'll tell you right away. Awards line her walls,…

By Joseph Tito

Bif Naked smiling boldly in performance outfit

Real talk women Women Over 40

Bif Naked on Heart Surgery Divorce and Starting at 54

The punk icon who found euphoria on an operating table talks death doulas, divorce gratitude, and why her failing marriage hurt more than cancer By Joseph Tito | Between the Covers | November 2025 Bif Naked is cutting up her dog's food with her hands when I…

By Joseph Tito

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