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.
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The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Several years ago, after we’d been dating for a few months, my boyfriend Calvin and I decided that our relationship had developed enough to reach the next milestone: Meeting the Folks. The fact that we were in our thirties and included my son on dates didn’t diminish the butterflies I felt in wanting to make… Continue reading The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Faith Evans, An Enduring “R&B Diva”: The ST Q&A
If phrases like “dented can of green beans,” “five dollar water bottle” and “We’re not going to have that conversation with COCKTAILS!” sound familiar to you, chances are you’re part of the loyal viewership that watched TV One’s hit reality series, R&B Divas. In its eight episodes (the season finale aired on Monday), the reality… Continue reading Faith Evans, An Enduring “R&B Diva”: The ST Q&A
Destiny’s Child’s “Playlist,” The ST CD Review
A succession of gold and platinum albums, two Grammy Awards and a worldwide tally of at least 60 million in sales units have immortalized Destiny’s Child as historical hit makers. In their seven years as a professional singing group, the quartet/trio capitalized on the power of social media, sex appeal and songs bubbling over with… Continue reading Destiny’s Child’s “Playlist,” The ST CD Review
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