23 Apr 2017
Visit any social media site like Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat and you’ll see the evidence of our obsession with physical appearance (leading many women to life threatening surgical and skin lightening procedures). Songs about selfies are being sung all over...
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23 Oct 2015
With her ebony skin and flawless style, Lupita Nyong’o has graced the covers of major magazines, television and awards shows, and is probably still figuring out how all this happened in such a short span...
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07 Oct 2015
Hey pretty Rasta lady! Ya’ Mõn, you are a Rasta Princess! Are you a Rastafarian? I bet you don’t eat pork. For more than 15 years, I have been wearing locks. While sporting both natural...
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14 Sep 2015
Demands! It was a long day. Just one expectation after another. One crisis after another… It was an early morning with the kids, a looming deadline for a report. I’m trying to stay on the...
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04 Sep 2015
“This is what compels me to push black people. To identify with black culture: giving out to them that Black-Ness; that Black-Power.” —Nina Simone I spend so much time marketing myself as a diversified natural hair...
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28 Aug 2015
Congratulations Moms-to-Be on your journey of becoming a mother! As an expectant mother, you want your child to be healthy. This means being mindful of the food you eat and what you apply on your...
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29 Jul 2015
“How you gonna get a job like that? Yuck, will you wash your hair? Oh God, are you one of those militant people? Fight the power, girl! Now, white people will be scared of you....
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10 Jul 2015
I remember watching Pamela J. Booker at the International Hair Meetup Day in DC last year, keeping her cool under intense stress and decided this was a sister I needed to get to know. Once...
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08 Jul 2015
The reality is that our skin changes the older we get. Changes range from dryness and thinning of the skin, to loss of elasticity and those hideous fine lines we call wrinkles. I bet you didn’t...
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06 Jun 2015
The skin bleaching epidemic is global; however, it's most prevalent in Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria tops the list of the percentage of women in the country using skin-whitening products with 77%....
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