A native of Kenya, Mr. Alex Armagoha (Ar-ma-GO-uh) was the instructor of my Government 2301 class. With an audience of fifty students a night twice a week, it would’ve been easy for him to recite statistics, discuss the levels of leadership and test us students on the most tried-and-true aspects of local and national politics.… Continue reading Like a Boss: Voting Your Voice in 2012
Category: Culture & Politics
Discussion of various aspects of modern American culture, including sports, politics, religion, gender issues and race.
Rene Syler: Relating To & Moderating at 2012’s “Nappiology Inc.” Expo, DMN Version
Whether we choose to twist it, press it, Afro it or lock it, few topics ignite friendships or frictions among Black women faster than how we choose to wear our hair. What’s usually a matter of preference or practicality for women of other ethnicities, the style choices of African-Americans are often a meld of the… Continue reading Rene Syler: Relating To & Moderating at 2012’s “Nappiology Inc.” Expo, DMN Version
Rene Syler: Returning to D-Town & Her Natural Roots At Nappiology Inc.
If terms and phrases like ‘The Big Chop,’ ‘Protective Styling,’ ‘Transitioning’ and ‘Twist-Out’ make perfect sense to you, then there’s a good chance that you or someone you live with is a Black woman who’s embraced, or is learning to embrace, her natural hair. In the last couple of years, relaxer sales have… Continue reading Rene Syler: Returning to D-Town & Her Natural Roots At Nappiology Inc.
Wear It, Buy It & KEEP It Black: Overcoming The Beauty Supply Bogart
Brothers and Sisters, I’m going to need you to break it down for me: why, why, WHY are we STILL endorsing and subsidizing the mega-monopoly that Koreans have on the Black Hair industry? If you saw the 2009 film Black Hair, then you understand the total domination and blanket nepotism at work in keeping the… Continue reading Wear It, Buy It & KEEP It Black: Overcoming The Beauty Supply Bogart
Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”
It’s a social phenomenon and statistical reality that became a controversial catalyst for blog posts and news outlets across the nation: Why do most single women in the United States happen to be black? The subsequent scrutiny of the issue did little to dispel the facts: 2010’s U.S. Census found that African-American women represented the… Continue reading Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”