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Dec 18

‘Married at First Sight:’ Can We Not Blame Relationship Struggles on Natural Hair, Please?

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Jephte and Shawniece By Veronica Wells I love me some “Married At First Sight.” While most of the couples on this Lifetime series eventually divorce, it’s fascinating to watch two strangers come together and unite in Holy Matrimony the day they meet each other. Each season, the show usually finds one Black couple to feature. Naturally, it’s the Black couple’s…

Jul 25

All I Want For Christmas is the End of the ‘Struggling Black Woman’ Stereotype

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Photo: Olushola Bashorun By Lenora HouseworthThe year of 2017 has been a doozy, no doubt. From the ever-exhausting, ridiculous excuse for a President, rampant sexual assault scandals, to the numerous crimes against humanity, Black women have been the silent bright spot in an otherwise dark socio-political landscape. Continue Recently an article published on ABCNews.com asserted black women have a newfound…

Sep 21

What It Means To Be A Black Female Introvert

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By Valarie Stephens What does it mean to be a black woman? Is it the way we walk? Is it the way we talk? Or is it something that comes from within? Or just maybe it's none of those things at all. Maybe it’s simply our melanated skin. Continue I often wondered if I were ever enough. I, the quiet…

Sep 21

The Natural Hair Movement Failed Me

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Dr. Kristian H of http://www.drkristianh.com "I am not my hair, I am not this skin, I am not your expectations" - India Arie When I was in middle school, a boy I had a crush on said that I was cute, but that he didn’t date girls with “my kind of hair.” I was not sure what was wrong with “my…

Sep 21

#InstaBaddie Bandwagon Makeup Tutorials: Positive or Problematic?

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by Kanisha Parks If you’re not too familiar with the term #InstaBaddie, aka Instagram Baddie, bka plain ‘ol baddie—let me spare you the Google search. An Urban dictionary definition of “Instagram baddie” will yield, “another word for an Instagram whore” while the phrase “shes a baddie” suggests, “a girl got good qualities, and is everything a guy wants.” Since when…