The Melanin Shop By Erickka Sy Savané Figuring out the right products to use on my two daughters’ 4c hair has been a struggle for this mom. Even though their hair is short, keeping it moisturized has been the biggest challenge. Fortunately, I’ve been able to find some holy grail products that work, along with a few videos that have…
Geoffrey Owens & Nicki Minaj By Erickka Sy Savané At this point we all pretty much know the story of how former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens was working at a Trader Joe’s in New Jersey when a customer tried to work shame him. The world came to his defense, job offers came pouring in, including a 10-episode stint on…
By Erickka Sy Savané My bunion was hurting me something fierce! For the longest I didn’t even know I had one. One day, I noticed this little round bone poking out the right side of the ball of my foot like a little door knob. Sometimes it would get sensitive when I wore certain shoes and hurt. Thank goodness, for…
The Deluxe Styling Head By Erickka Sy Savané When we told you about the Mattel Barbie Styling Head last month folks were trying to cop it like a Beyonce surprise album only it wasn’t available everywhere. Well, now we know where you can find it! Continue Since that post my mom has been on it, stalking the Walmart.com website like only someone retired…
GlamFun By Erickka Sy Savané Okay, so I’ve done my share of fasting. The Master Cleanse aka the lemon cleanse (pure maple syrup, lemons and cayenne pepper) is a favorite. The first time I did it for 5 days I thought I was going to die. Now I do it for 10-14 days pretty easily. Mainly I do it to…
Via Aevin Gugas IG By Erickka Sy Savané We love Guinness World Record holder for biggest afro Aevin Dugas. She was one of our Naturally Glam picks and the CurlyNikki community showed her beaucoup love! But not everyone was feeling the love recently when she shared her views about straightening kids’ hair for ‘special occasions.’ Who knows, maybe it was…
By Erickka Sy Savané Okay, this isn’t easy to write. I’m a woman and as such, age is one of those things we hate to talk about. Whether it’s grey hair, that dreaded menopause (we hate our periods, but having them stop to enter into the world of hot flashes is just criminal), or panties. Yes, panties. It was just…
Kandice Mason By Erickka Sy Savané It seems like everyday there’s a new story about policing. Whether it’s the actual police arresting or harassing us or private citizens feeling it’s their right to tell us what to do. I mean, the viral video just posted of a crying black girl being sent home from her Christian school for having braid…
Lena Waithe By Erickka Sy Savané When I saw Lena Waithe recently, sporting her new do on the red carpet, my first thought was, “Oh shit, she looks like a straight up dude.” Continue I mean, she was no Hollywood glam queen in the first place, but the locs did add a pinch of femininity. And funny enough, when she…
By Erickka Sy Savané When news reporter Dana Whyte of Michigan recently took to her twitter account to profess that she had worn her her natural hair on-camera for the first time, ending an internal struggle that had plagued her since the beginning of her career, I thought, “Whoa, baby, we still got work to do!” Continue Dana’s Tweet So…
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