June 19, 1865 now, and will always, stand as one of the most important days for Black Americans; It is the day that Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation—President Abraham Lincoln's order to end slavery—and freed all remaining slaves in Texas. Now recognized as Juneteenth, the celebration of this...
It's still kind of weird to read reports with headlines like "natural hair is finally allowed in this state or in that state".
The reality we are faced with in 2019 is that we have to have actual laws passed to give us permission to wear the hair that naturally...
Have you all been following this story? Apparently the police have identified the girl who is in the video licking directly into a tub of ice cream like she lost her mind, but cannot press charges.
If you have been living under a rock, the gist of the story is,...
What would you think if you saw a lady at Target with shaved sides and she told you she was a judge that worked in your county? Would you immediately question her profession based on her looks? Or would you be more open minded and not give her chosen...
Ya'll I legit have no idea why we learned Pythagoras theorem in school in lieu of major life lessons like changing a tire or ironing your favorite shirt. Practical life lessons are often left up to our parents and family members but it would be great to have them...
"It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House,". "I'm tired of seeing an ape in heels."
Remember when Pamela Taylor The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency decided she would post the above comments on Facebook about our forever...
Need some motivation? Last week the website Because of Them We can shared an amazing story about a young lady Ashley Williams, who graduated with her Master's Degree and Law Degree in the same week from two separate Universities in two separate States.
They reported that on May 18th she...
I have had my share of questions from parents with children who are of mixed race as well as parents of adopted black children so I understand the need to help them be successful with regards to caring for their child's (children's) hair.
Tamekia Swint is a Chicago hair stylist...
Look at God! Robert F Smith is a Billionaire, technology investor and philanthropist who just announced today that he and his family are providing grants that will erase the student debt for the entire 2019 class at Morehouse College.
Can you imagine getting that news at your graduation ceremony? According...
Y'all so last night I saw a story on ABC13 about a child who had her hair literally pulled out of the back of her head by bullies at her school in Philly. The story is all too familiar but this one had a pretty happy ending that I...
We were first introduced to Mari Copeny when she was just 8 years old and today she reminded us just how long it has been seen Flint has had clean water. Mari, has created a household name for herself as @littlemissflint and in 2016 she wrote a letter to...
Ya'll this story is just downright despicable and there are too many of them. Read below where the parents of a 3-year-old girl are demanding answers after they say a chunk of their daughter’s hair was ripped out around nap time at a suburban daycare.
Yes you read right! Nap...
This was a long time coming! We have all read and (in my case) written stories of women and men going through some level of discrimination based on their hair and style so many times, we have lost count.
We have had kids being removed from schools, teachers cutting the...
Y'all when I tell you I am so over discrimination and all that comes with it! Its MLK day and I can without a doubt say his work isn't done! Below are the details of a lawsuit a high school student it pursuing against her school district due to...
