The importance of Black women forming positive relationships with hair.
I recently attended AfroTech, a conference where various tech companies come and gather as people network. This is my experience.
It’s always during cold afternoons after long days and even longer conversations when my defense mechanisms slip away. My exhaustion brings me back into my default patterns, where I...
Much more than a hairstyle: Black Power is a symbol of resistance and an icon of civil rights movement.
I think it’s safe to say that all my pieces are written from very personal places. They’re inspired by conversations or experiences that I...
After watching Hulu’s Bad Hair over the past weekend— a horror satire film set in the 1980s about a young black womxn who gets her first...
Let me start off by saying that I HATE styling my hair. Seriously, I do. I didn't go natural until I was 16. I'm super tender-headed, I don...
This summer, I had an amazing study abroad opportunity where I was able to teach a STEM unit to 5th graders in Spain. I was fortunate...
Sitting in the salon or even on the living room floor with “Just for Me” chemical relaxer in our hair has been a way of life for most...
I remember in 8th grade my friend and I discovered that my afro could hold about nine pencils in the thick depths of its gloriousness. One...