If you attended last year’s Relax, Relate, Release Women’s Empowerment Conference then you know you are in for a treat. This annual Brooklyn event is a dynamic gathering of women coming together to learn, support and grow from each other—all while having a blast at the same time. Event founder Lindsay Fauntleroy, an all around awesome sista with a powerful story (check out … [Read more...]
Trayvon Martin & Mrs. Millie Go To Court
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I was in a deep nap on Saturday night just before they announced the verdict. I’d spent the day with my son, husband and grandfather-in-law getting things together for the birth of our daughter. By early evening, I was exhausted. I found myself jolted awake by the sound of CNN announcing that a verdict in the George Zimmerman case had been reached. My husband told me that … [Read more...]
Natural Hair & Pregnancy: The Basics
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After the positive pregnancy test, the well-wishes, the morning sickness, the joy you can’t quite contain and the raging hormones, you still have to do your hair. I have about 8 weeks left to my second pregnancy. Based on my experiences a few years ago with my son, there are a lot of things I’m glad I knew about pregnancy related hair care this time around. The Inside … [Read more...]
Going-Natural Hair Show
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So over the past few weeks I’ve been feeling the natural summertime love all over Brooklyn. In addition to a fabulous book-signing event, an awesome baby shower thrown by the world’s best little sister and mom team, there seems to have been an increase in natural hair events this summer. International African Arts Festival Hair Show I was super excited that I got to … [Read more...]
Rachel Jeantel: Black Girl Misunderstood
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Rachel Jeantel is a pretty Black girl like many others I see on a regular basis. She looks Black, speaks Black English and relates to law enforcement the way that most Black folks do. But because she is a reflection of a significant portion of the masses of Black America—she forces us to confront the fact that many of us are ashamed of certain parts of who we are. Rachel … [Read more...]