Jackie Aina has had an eventful August 2019. She celebrated her 32nd birthday. released her much-coveted eyeshadow palette collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills, and last but not least, got engaged to the love of her life, Denis Asamoah in a dazzling surprise engagement in Mykonos, Greece. All of the aforementioned was, of course, done in the glittery, luxe, doing-the-absolute-most fashion we have come to expect from Jackie.  See for yourself: The Launch Video for Her ... Read More about Why Jackie Aina’s Success in Life and in Love Matters To Black Girls and Women

What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag My advice to all soon-to-be mommies is to pack your hospital bag around the 29/30 week mark. Certainly, you can pack your bag as late as the day you go into labor, but I think the earlier the better. Obviously, you don't want to do it too early, however, packing your bag closer to delivery is just exhausting. Honestly, do everything you can during the second trimester.  I literally hired an assistant for the day to help me organize some things in-home ... Read More about What You REALLY Need to Pack In Your Hospital Bag

43 Braid Hairstyles For Little Girls With Natural Hair I have yet to meet a black woman who did not regularly wear her hair in braids as a girl. Certainly, we got relaxers and hot-combed to death for church and special occasions, but our go-to styles for every day wear always involved braid hairstyles of some sort. From cornrows to twists with barrettes on the end, having your locs fashioned into a braided style was something every black child had to endure. And while I am a proponent of "Free ... Read More about 43 Braid Hairstyles For Little Girls With Natural Hair

"I’m writing for black people...in the same way that Tolstoy was not writing for me, a 14-year-old coloured girl from Lorain, Ohio." The first black woman to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature, Toni Morrison, has died at 88 years old. I am still processing this fact. In the midst of my processing, I do not want to wax poetic about the ways in Toni Morrison books impacted my life. It wouldn't serve her or anyone else, and frankly, I am one of many.  Also, I've always ... Read More about Five Must-Read Books by Toni Morrison