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THIS MONTH, MAKE MENTAL HEALTH A TOP PRIORITY

I just love the month of May. Typically during this time of year, the weather is consistently warmer but not...

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FELLOW MOMS, I SALUTE YOU. YOU GIVE ME LIFE.

Mother’s day is this Sunday. All across the nation, children are fervently working on rose-adorned projects that may or may...

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GETTING MY HAIR VACATION-READY: PROTECTIVE STYLING WITH CURLY CURL CREAM LOTION AND CURLY CURL GELLO

It’s that time of year, Ya’ll. The weather is getting nice. Retailers are basically giving swimwear away, and despite not...

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AFROS IN BLOOM: HOW TO ROCK HAIR FLOWERS THIS SPRING

For me, spring is wash-and-go season. After a long winter of doing a bunch of protective styles to hide my...

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LOCK HER UP! MY FOREVER HAIRSTYLE/LIFESTYLE

About seven years after I went natural, I locked my hair. They were traditional locs, and they grew quickly and...

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PROTECTIVE STYLISTAS LOVE THE PROTECTIVE STYLES COLLECTION…HAVE YOU TRIED IT YET?

Because I always design my products with the needs and desires of you in mind, I always love hearing how...

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STYLE SHOWCASE: TWA, MEDIUM AND LONG LENGTH HAIRDOS TO ROCK AT WORLD NATURAL HAIR, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EVENT

The World Natural Hair, Healthy Lifestyle Event in Atlanta takes place April 21-22. That’s just around the corner. You’re going...

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR NATURAL HAIR: HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR CURLY CHAOS WHILE TRANSITIONING

There was a time when I couldn’t imagine myself without straight hair. Sunday afternoons were devoted to my flatiron, oil...

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WHATEVER YOU WAAAAANT, (CURLS| WAVES & NATURALS CAN PROVIDE)

I don’t know about y’all, but sometimes the day-to-day natural hair maintenance can make a real procrastinator out of me....

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SCHOOL DAZE, HAIR DAZE: 30 YEARS OF PROGRESSION OR REGRESSION?

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s movie, School Daze. I was in high school (I’m dating myself),...

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THE BEAUTY THAT BLACK PANTHER HAS INSPIRED

For a little more than a year, Black theatergoers eagerly anticipated the release of Black Panther. This February, when it...

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THE THICK OF IT: A NATURAL HAIR JOURNEY

It all began because of a chemical burn from a home perm. The year was 1996. Up until then, I’d...