The Joys (and Pains!) of Kinky, Curly Black Girl Hair
The torture usually came on Saturday evenings, in the kitchen. I’d be sitting on a stack of thick yellow phone books and a pillow, squished...
Proof That I’m Doing My Job: Black Girls and Self-Esteem
It’s not that I hated how I looked, really. It’s just that after a while, it was hard to be judged, and not start co-signing...
You Know You Want This: Vintage Body Spa Giveaway
You have to understand: My people had me in the woods from a Friday to a Sunday, roughing it at a beautiful but dusty campsite...
Little Dolls: Tenderly Tending to Every Strand of Brown Girl Hair, With a Smile
It's extremely important to tell little Black girls that their natural hair is beautiful. This is why.
BOOTY IS BOOTY AT BURGER KING
Can someone please explain to me why Burger King is using Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ode to ass to hawk 99-cents SpongeBob kids’ meals to the babies?...
THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE: Lessons On Learning How To Love My Daughter's Hair, Even When I Have Issues With My Own
By EKENE ONU Aunty come make I fix you. Aunty come make I fix you. I can hear them calling from Nigeria’s Tejuosho Market. Correct...
It’s A Whole New World: Disney’s First African American Princess Takes A Bow
I remember dying a thousand deaths the day my Mari came home and announced she wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. I mean, I...
Diahann Carroll: “Brown Skin Is Beautiful Now Put Some Make-up On It!”
By DENENE MILLNER My mother was incredibly beautiful—had this fiery red hair and high cheekbones and the smoothest, most flawless skin you ever did see....
Taking Aim At Madison Avenue: Tell Them Pretty Brown Girls ARE NOT Hard To Find.
This, from New York magazine online, with nods to The Black Snob: Madison Avenue is scrambling to adjust to a new era, when the most...
Say What? Steamy Talk In Mickey Mouse's House
I'm in total agreement with Beyonce: A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody. Especially when it comes from getting bodied on the dance floor. Or...
