Let’s just put it like this: most people simply know better than to tell others to not worry about something that they themselves have in abundance. Married people usually don’t tell lonely friends to not date, couples with children don’t tell the reproductively-challenged that kids aren’t that important and women with ample cleavage don’t go… Continue reading Oct. 27: Telling Others To Ignore What You Enjoy…Hypocritical Much?
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Black Hair, Why Care? Battling Prejudice Against Africanized Tresses
The die was probably cast from the moment I was born. According to Mama, one of the first things she noticed, after counting the fingers and toes of course, was my hair. “You had the thickest, glossiest curls I’d ever seen. I would just brush it, braid it, put you in little dresses and take… Continue reading Black Hair, Why Care? Battling Prejudice Against Africanized Tresses
Black Women: Unique? All Day. Ugly? NO. WAY.
Ladies, you know how we do it: Before we leave each day, we do a once-over in the mirror to make sure that there are no lipstick smudges, that our ‘do’s are in place and that there’s no toilet paper stuck to our shoes. These days, however, I’m about to start feeling my back for… Continue reading Black Women: Unique? All Day. Ugly? NO. WAY.