Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Looking Back and Letting Go

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 23 Comments

by Andrea DawnA few months ago I discovered yoga. I had heard about its physical and mental benefits, and I wanted to check it out. After the first class, I was hooked. Like my big chop, why hadn’t I done this sooner? After a few sessions I was standing taller, feeling stronger and thinking clearer.One day I was in class,…

Dec 18

Passing Down Beauty to our Daughters

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 8 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of OrganicBeautyVixen Playing dress up was my favorite game growing up. When playing had to cease I resented my mom for not allowing me to wear my Beauty and the Beast costume complete with plastic high heels and shimmery crayon-like lipstick out in public. I craved elegance, satin gloves and long curly hair. At 7 years of…

May 04

Darkskin vs Lightskin Needs to STOP

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 42 Comments

Antoinette of A Curl's Best Friend writes:These girls crack me up. If you're not up on Those Girls Are Wild then you don't know what you're missing. Andrea is an actress who has worked with heavy weights Diahann Carroll, Wesley Snipes and Maya Angelou. Shannon is a self proclaimed writer, photographer, presenter, wild girl, speaker, feminist, avid reader, ish disturber,…

Jan 27

Brazilian Woman Takes Story of Racism to Press

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 37 Comments

via BlackwomenofbrazilEster Cesari0Following up on a story I posted a few days ago, the black woman who accused her employer of demanding that she straighten her hair in order to conform to the institution’s standard of straight hair has taken her story to the press. Maintaining her recollection of the story, the woman, 19-year old Ester Cesario, said that the…

Jan 27

African vs. African- American Hair Practices II

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

My mom did it all, relaxer and plucked eyebrows lol. I LOVE her though!by Christabel Mintah of Chy's CurlzThe African vs African American Hair Practices post I shared with the CurlyNikki.com community, engendered a lot of response beyond my expectations. I really wrote it from a special place in my heart because it was an experience I lived without really…