Looking Back While Preparing for the Future Personally, 2013 was a really powerful year. In addition to welcoming our daughter into the world, our son started first grade and my family took some serious steps towards creating the reality that we want to have. Producing this website and publishing my first book, Afro State of Mind: Memories of a Nappy Headed Black Girl, … [Read more...]
Raising Confident Kinky, Coily and Curly-Haired Kids
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Raising confident kids is hard under most circumstances. As Black parents, the challenges associated with instilling confidence and a sense of pride into our children can be even more complicated. Especially when it comes to their hair and skin color. Believe me when I say, it’s hard out there for the parents of a Black child especially when you consider the impact of the … [Read more...]
The Nappiness Problem…
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Afro State of Mind: Memories of a Nappy Headed Black Girl Excerpt: Chapter 1 A Nappy Headed Black Girl Discovers the Nappiness Problem The following is an excerpt from chapter one. Enjoy! ******** ...My young sense of cultural pride was battered by consistent exposure to images that said White women were the beautiful women, White people were the beautiful people and … [Read more...]
Sheryl Underwood: Black Girl Pain
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By now you’ve heard about Sheryl Underwood’s comments about Black hair being nasty on CBS’ national syndicated show called The Talk. In case you missed it here’s a brief recap: On Friday, Aug. 31, a re-run episode of CBS' "The Talk" featured the ladies discussing what supermodel Heidi Klum does with her biracial sons' shorn hair, Mediate first reported. (In a previous … [Read more...]
Rachel Jeantel: Black Girl Misunderstood
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Rachel Jeantel is a pretty Black girl like many others I see on a regular basis. She looks Black, speaks Black English and relates to law enforcement the way that most Black folks do. But because she is a reflection of a significant portion of the masses of Black America—she forces us to confront the fact that many of us are ashamed of certain parts of who we are. Rachel … [Read more...]