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Sep 12

15 Days of Giving Thanks- Celine

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

Celine writes:In the year of 2011, so many things changed in my life and I’m so thankful. August 6, 2011, I married the man of my prayers and dreams, and in July, I celebrated my one-year anniversary of transitioning.I'm so thankful for being with a man that loves all of me, including my hair while transitioning! LOL. I married a…

May 04

Black Girls Rock: A Letter to My Younger Self

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 24 Comments

image courtesy of NecoleBitchieBy Candice Selby of Simplistic ChicHey ladies!Just wanted to dish about Black Girls Rock, an awards show which aired on BET this past Sunday. Did you see it? This show honored women and girls of color, encouraging empowerment and positive self-development. It was a well put-together show hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King, and it…

Sep 12

15 Days of Giving Thanks- Caren

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 10 Comments

My life is filled with more than a few things to give thanks for.I am newly divorced - it was officially a year this past September 13.Even though a year may seem like a long time to some and enough time to get over it, I still feel newly divorced when I compare the past one year to the lifetime…

Jan 27

Taylor is Nineteen and Natural

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 29 Comments

Taylor writes:I commit to hair that is natural and free.Free of chemicals, glue and weaves.Spreading the truth that natural is great.And loving the hair I've been taught to hateAt nineteen, I've had E V E R Y hairstyle you have E V E R seen. I was weaved up, glued up, hair down to my crack... I was Beyonce in…

Dec 19

15 Days of Giving Thanks- Adrienne

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

Born Again NaturalIn late 2005 at the age of thirty-five, I felt a lump in my breast, smaller than the size of a pea. I never thought anything about it. I asked my husband to touch it to see if he felt something too. He told me I should get it checked out, but I brushed it off because I…