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With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…

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We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…

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Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…

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I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…

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Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…

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Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:

“Each artist should be allowed to…

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I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…

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Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…

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Who sold this idea to women that it is the sole responsibility of a man to always have condoms at…

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It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…

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Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…

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You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969

This week I came across…

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The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…

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I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…

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Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…

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So you spent a lot of the governments change (not the free kind) getting your education, you haven’t gotten into…

Beauty

April 20, 2009

Loc It Up

Once you decide to wear your hair natural there are lots of styles to choose from; afros, puffs, twists, braids/cornrows,…

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Earth Day Beauty: Naturally Beautiful

Earth Day is fast approaching and it’s the perfect time to stock your beauty closest with green products. And when I…

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April 13, 2009

Trend Report: Flawless Face

At shows all over town during New York Fashion Week models walked down the runways with flawless skin. No matter…

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Natural Hair Online Support Groups

Through a simple online search you will come across natural hair community sites, forums, personal blogs and natural hair albums…

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April 6, 2009

Twinkle, Twinkle: Gorgeous Skin Must Haves

I have started to list all of the things that I love about warm weather. I love the fact that…

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Ericka Dotson of Indique Hair

It all starts at the root… For African American women, personal style may be a sentiment to a personal reflection.…

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What I Love This Month: The Secret Behind Beautiful Skin and Hair – Vitamins

No matter how much makeup you pile on or how often you exfoliate or how many expensive hair treatments if…

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March 30, 2009

Maintaining Natural Hair

Now that we’ve gotten the list of basic tools needed for natural hair (hands/wide-tooth comb/water/moisturizer) the next step is to…

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Beauty Quick Take: The 5 Minute Eye

In this edition of Beauty Quick Take you will learn how to do a fabulous eye in less than 5…

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March 23, 2009

Basic Tools For Natural Hair


What type of tools do you need for Natural hair maintenance?

Well, the list is very simple; your hands (of course),…

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What I Love This Month: Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Collection

If you ever come to my bathroom you will notice a few things that never change. There are always two…

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March 16, 2009

I Only Have Eyes for You: Spring Eyeshadows

Prescriptives ‘In Bloom’ Eye Color Duo ($24, prescriptives.com) If you want your eyes to bloom in the spring then look no…

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Repair Your Hair Edition

1. Oversized Metallic Clutch l Miu Miu l $850 l net-a-porter.com
2. Deep Treatment Intensive Conditioner l Ouidad l $50 l ouidad.com
3. Super…

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March 9, 2009

March 2009 Beauty Q&A: Need Answers, HAIR You Go!

Q: I have very thin eyelashes and barely their eyebrows is there anything I can do them to make them…

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Go Natural: Transitioning Versus The Big Chop

There are two steps you can take to start your natural hair journey – “transitioning” or “the big chop”. In…

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