Photo by April Laugh on Unsplash Curly Hair Care 101: Best Curly Hair Products for an Active Lifestyle By Jacqueline Samaroo It’s no lie. The best curly hair products can be a big assist if you are looking to achieve healthy natural hair growth while you enjoy an active lifestyle! Enjoy our selection of 12 natural hair care products to…
Amina the Sweetheart By Erickka Sy Savané For a woman like me who was born in that small percentage of black women who have no booty, and by that I mean, a flat booty, anytime I see the promise of creating one that doesn’t involve plastic surgery, because I’ve been there before and it didn’t turn out well, I’m all…
Summyr Sheppard By Kanisha Parks Meet Summyr, a 25-year-old multi-talented beauty who has been natural all her life! She acts, models, trains, and recently became vegan. Find out how she juggles her many interests, all while keeping it naturally glam! Continue What do you use on your hair? To be honest, I use whatever is convenient but my favorite product…
Get Women Cycling founder Angela Azzolino (red hat) and bikers via the GetWomenCycling website By Jashima Wadehra My favorite childhood activity was bike riding- yours too? So when I met the inspiring and refreshing Angela Azzolino recently at the Stop Street Harassment Rally in New York, her infectious energy, beautiful freckles and passion for women’s cycling had me SOLD. Stay tuned…
Photo: Annabel Mehran By Ebony F. Obesity in America has reached epidemic levels, and according to a Special Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity a few years back, African-American women are at the helm of this alarming trend. Statistics show that four out of every five black women are overweight, and one out of four middle-aged black women are living with diabetes. We are facing a…
By Erickka Sy Savané Do you know that Heart Disease aka Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among African American women? If not, it goes to show that we aren’t necessarily aware of our health issues, let alone what we can do about it. Sooooooo, with this being black history month the National Coalition for Women with Heart…
Photo of Shanna Tyler by Tom Lew By Shanna Tyler “I am not flexible.” That’s the first thing I thought when I started practicing yoga. I hear the same exact words very often from my students as a yoga teacher. Flexibility and yoga seem to be synonymous now. From Instagram to Yoga Journal, so many images are circulating of yoga…