Hairenemies (part 1)
Yes! We are talking about HAIR again. But instead of all the negativity, this discussion is about loving your locks to length. It's a two-part series, written by my friend Lady Adwoa.
African Literature: The New Dark Continent
Don’t you just hate the use of the phrase ‘Dark Continent’? C’mon, admit it. It’s become such a pejorative. Those two words smashed together have so many implications. What are you trying to say? Is Africa dark because we that dwell therein are primarily dark…
Oh No She Didn't: Toni Braxton Calls Her Divorce "Very Caucasian"
I mean...in way, she's right. *shrug*
Right Now, At This Very Moment
It’s a cold, dreary, rainy day in Atlanta. The downpour and the gloomy atmosphere are fitting, for they match my mood at this very moment. The rain, it appears, is a metaphor for what is going on inside of me. You see folks, I have…
One Day, All Crime Will Just be Labeled as “Crime”. I hope.
So, I live in this tiny subdivision out in Roswell. Property values have taken a hit in the last 4 -5 years and we have had one demographic move out and another demographic move in. I’m talking about homeowners versus renters. In my little enclave,…
Protect Us from ALL Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
Today marks yet another sad day in our nation’s history. It seems like only yesterday that we were all reeling from the news of the massacre at Columbine, when in fact the school shooting happened thirteen years ago in 1999. In the unlikely event that…
Protect Yourself This Holiday Shopping Season
Well MOM Squad; Black Friday is upon us once again! Some of you are excited. I can almost feel you trembling with anticipation. What’s that in your core? Ahhh…yes. You’re pulsating with glee at the very prospect of getting your clammy little hands on that…
Gone Scoutin’
Lawd, I hate nature – or rather I hate being outside IN it in the dark and rain. This weekend the girls’ Daisy troop had a mother-daughter weekend camping trip at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Several of the Daisy troops in the area attended…
Living and Loving in Naptivity
“There are days when I wake up, look in the mirror and get so frustrated with my hair. Whenever he hears me in the bathroom fussing with my hair I’ll hear a ‘click!’…and when I turn around Mario is taking a picture of it. He…
