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Running Through Illness
Running is in my blood. I’ve always been a runner. I started “officially” running when I was in high school. Before then, I ran in...
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You are Not Going Anywhere…You are Returning
I produced a Youtube video a few years back about natural hair and I used the term “going natural”. At that time, this was the...
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5 Things You Should Know Before Getting Micro Sized Locs
1. What’s the main difference between Microlocs, Nappylocs ™, and Sisterlocks™? There are several versions of what appear to be the same, if not very...
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Black&Sexy TV
In the event you’re frustrated with the one-dimensional depictions of Blackness in mainstream media culture, I would urge you to look online and check out...
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How to Combat Dandruff
Ohhh those pesky white flakes of dead skin, are really annoying right? Let’s talk about one of the common scalp condition that plagues many people....
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The True cost of being your own stylist
You’ve decided to go natural and fire your professional stylist. Now you think that you have won the battle with your hair. Well take a...
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Linking racism and depression
Photo/CC BY Depression has been an increasingly popular topic in mainstream culture. I’m sure most of us have seen commercials for anti-depressant medications where white...
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Parsley is an effective antioxidant, diuretic, blood tonic, and more
Photo from Naturalnews.com.CC BY (NaturalNews) Parsley, that little piece of leafy green garnish that seems to decorate every...
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Why I don’t wear tampons
Photo from Shattonbury. CC BY According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: About 43 million women in the United States use tampons.(1) A woman who...
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Shiitake mushrooms can help prevent cervical cancer, study finds
Photo from naturalnews.com/CC BY (NaturalNews) For centuries, shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) have been utilized as a medicine in their...
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The racialized and classed politics of the “baby bump”
Photo by Inferis. CC BY I can’t help but cringe every time I log onto yahoo news and see the site celebrating the fact that yet...
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Why the “new” Barbie just doesn’t feel new to me
Photo/CC BY There’s been a lot of buzz lately about a new Barbie doll who has the “average woman’s” proportions. . Artist Nickolay...
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De-colonizing The Natural Hair Movement
Photo from Charles Rodstrom. CC BY I’ve had natural hair for around 6 years now. When I was 19 years old, I did the big chop...
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Check out my new web-series called “Tales from the Kraka Tower”
As some of you may already know, I recently launched my web-series, “Tales from the Kraka Tower” which satirizes diversity in higher education. I released...
