Travis Smiley has a great book. Its called 'Keeping the faith" It is a series of short stories by African American writers. 

On of the short stories was entitled 'Persistence Over Resistance. Its about this woman who kept on apply to law school. She applied 3 different times. On all 3 occasions she got rejection letter after rejection letter. Finally, on her fourth attempt, she got into a law school and by the grace of God she was able to begin her legal career. 

I am reminded…

My hair as of April 18, 2011: 11 weeks post relaxer, APL (armpit length), and about 3 inches from bra-strap length 

I'm really happy about my hair progress, but I've learned a lot during this particular stretch: 

1) Stick with the same…

I saw a post on Facebook re: a blog/article on HelloBeautiful.com reporting that weaves and braids have been shown to contribute to thinning and balding problems among black women. According to the article, " A recent study of middle aged black women reveals that nearly 30% have sustained permanent scalp and…

I am a girl who loves shopping. Plop me in any mall and I can spend hours there and not really know where the time went. I am also the type of girl that can drive my man crazy in a shoe store as I waft through shoe aisles and try on countless shoes for the perfect heel. However, as I have grown older, I've…

The media has seriously put a mind trip on so many women, convincing them that sexiness is limited to a certain "look". That look has and continues to evolve over time. When I was younger, Cindy Crawford was considered "classic sexy". Then "extremely thin" became very sexy (a la Kate Moss). Now, hourglass curves are…

Hey everyone! Before you watch the video, I just wanted to quickly mention that I noticed that the ends of my hair in the video may look a bit dry, but they are in fact healthy (just got that confirmed at the hair salon after the protein treatment). Also, the difference in length isn't due to breakage (as far as I can tell) - the hair has been growing all over, at different speeds. I don't get haircuts to make it look even all the way across because I am more focused on having healthy ends…

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1. Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis

At the Caribbean’s only historic plantation inn set right on the beach, wicker-furnished cottages are spread among palm trees filled with green Vervet monkeys and beachfront hammocks that swing in the…

It is very difficult these days to find women who can appreciate a good man. Maybe it's because they are so used to the bad treatment from men, they don't know how to deal with the good ones. Unfortunately once they realize it, the opportunity has already past, and vice versa.

As men and…