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100+ Books Written By Black Women To Add to Your Reading List

Last week I announced that for the remainder of 2019 (and beyond) I’d be more intentional about honing my craft. After all, I earned my MFA in writing almost 10 years ago and have yet to publish anything beyond these blog posts. I remember telling myself that I would be published by the time I was 30, and well, that…
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Essence Mag Honors The Beauty of Natural Gray Hair In Their Feb ’19 Issue

Beauty· Hot Topics· Natural Hair

You’ve seen her before. My beautiful cousin, Jo, whom you’ve no doubt read about in this post HERE, where I detail her first New York Fashion Week appearance at the tender age of 64. A lot has changed for her since her first runway walk 2 years ago. Today, she is a working model (even has an agent), proving that…
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20 Black Family Holiday Photos Sure to Put You In the Holiday Spirit

Fashion· Hot Topics

It’s Christmas, so what better time than this to relish in the beauty of the black family? For the last few years, I’ve made it my business to ensure we take a family photo that displays the meaning of both black beauty and black excellence. We may not have much, but we have each other! With that being said, I’ve…
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Why Cancelling Everyone Over Everything Ain’t The Look for 2019

Fashion· OOTD

I’m not sure when or how it happened, but we have become creatures of what I like to call “cancel culture.” From celebs to folks in our personal lives, we are forever talking about canceling this one or that one for any and every infraction. Now bear in mind, I come from the school of I don’t f*ck with people…
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ESSENCE® Is Launching a Beauty Carnival In 2019. First Stop is NYC

Beauty· Fashion· Hot Topics

Ladies, our brother Rich Dennis (former owner of SheaMoisture and current owner of Essence) is on a mission to put black women in beauty front and center, and I am here for it. Essence® is launching a mult-city beauty tour, and I don’t know ’bout you, but I”m going! According to Essence Communications: The ESSENCE® Beauty Carnival ™, recognized as the world’s largest…
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