I’m kind of disappointed that this is actually still a question. The question “Why do black men love white women?” is in and of itself and offensive question. Not all black men are particularly attracted to white women. White women are not black men’s kryptonite as some comedic movies would have us believe. Why am […]
A Nigga and a White
I started a new book the other day called Caucasia. I was only a few pages in when a line hit me. One of the main characters was reminiscing about a turbulent time when racial tensions were high and quoted this chant “A fight, a fight a nigga and a white” That line had me pause for […]
Obsessed with hair-What I’ve learned since Afro puffs
By the time I went natural the second time around I was working full time with a lot of young black girls. Some of them were really angry that I cut my hair. They had met me when I was natural but had loved my hair when it got relaxed and gotten used to it over […]
Afro Puffs and Blowouts (part 3)
So I did it. I envisioned waking up in the morning to lustrous curls and easily picking out my hair to perfection. One of my friends tried to talk me out of it. I just didn’t see the big deal. Didn’t she understand? I wasn’t straightening it or anything… I still wanted my fro…just an […]
Afro Puffs and Blowouts (part 2)
I was standing in front of the mirror and staring at my new growth. I had just washed my hair. It was dark, shiny and was trying to hold a wave except my straight hair wouldn’t let it. My straight hair was now hopeless. It just surrounded my head like a thin halo and this […]
Afro Puffs and Blowouts
I cut my hair without really knowing what to expect. Back when I first went natural I only had kindergarten pictures to remind me of what my hair looked like before it had been chemically straightened at age six. I saw pictures of what looked like a wispy soft fro pulled into tight puffs. The […]
