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Sep 21

Barack Obama Gives Afro-Cubans Hope

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by Kanisha Parks author of Love Letters from the Master Obama didn’t just go to Cuba to make history—he went there to make a difference. And that’s just what he’s doing: it’s the first time a sitting president has visited the country in almost ninety years, but Barack Obama isn’t just any president. He’s the first black President—a point isn’t…

Sep 21

Zendaya Refuses to Tolerate Being Body Shamed #WeAllWinning

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by Kanisha Parks author of Love Letters from the Master After accepting her Kid’s Choice Award for favorite female star in a kid’s show, the 19-year-old star of Disney’s “K.C Uncercover,” Zendaya, hardly had time to celebrate before having to address being skinny-shamed by “Difficult People” creator Julie Klausner. The up and coming actress was attacked on social media via…

May 04

Why Misty Copeland’s Conversation with President Obama Matters

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by Kanisha Parks author of Love Letters from the Master Recently, Misty Copeland, sat down with President Obama and Time Magazine for a thought-provoking discussion regarding the confluence of race and body image and how it affects black girls and women. Continue!>>> It’s a topic she is all too familiar with, considering the fact that both the color of her skin…

Sep 17

Lupita Nyong’o- ‘I really enjoy doing my friends’ hair…’

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I received an email from a Vogue editor this morning about an amazing short video starring Oscar Award Winner, Lupita Nyong'o, and I just had to share with y'all! So how 'bout, Lupita loves braiding hair! She learned to braid, twist and create bantu knots from an aunt in Kenya after being disappointed by the local braiding situation in NYC back in undergrad.…

Sep 16

On the Couch with Karyn Parsons- Updates and a Rally Cry

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For my first interview with Karyn, click here. For pics of Karyn and I at a CN event in NYC, click here! Tell us about the hair situation. Updates! I'm definitely far more educated, though that doesn't always translate into practice. I'm on the run so much it seems, that I don't have the time that I dream about to…