Newness, fun, joy and light abound. What about you?
Continue ReadingLife and Times of Sister Toldja, Preserve The Pretty
Newness, fun, joy and light abound. What about you?
Continue ReadingFeminist Fight, Preserve The Pretty, Race Matters
This month, I realized I made a pretty grievous error in scheduling HBD on National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day. But then it hit me: what a great opportunity to spotlight some Happy Black Girls who are doing some TREMENDOUS work for the cause of KEEPING Black Girls Happy!
Continue ReadingMy struggle with my weight has been well documented here and has been a constant subject of conversation amongst my family and friends, who have been (mostly) supportive. I haven’t offered any updates here in a while, but I’ve gotten a few questions from readers about it lately. I’m over the biggest physical hurdle. I [...]
Continue ReadingLet’s Talk About Sex, Preserve The Pretty
It just seems like unplanned/poorly planned youth pregnancy is all around me lately. Many of you have heard about the 115 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN!) students at Chicago’s Robeson High School who are pregnant or have children at home. According to CBS 2 News, this is 1 in every 7 Robeson girls. The speculation behind [...]
Continue ReadingNothing I hate more than a raggedy arse man looking like dust tracks on a road who has the nerve to be a public critic of female beauty. Ok, that’s a lie. There are things I hate more. I do not usually pass much judgement over people born after 1989, because they aren’t really people [...]
Continue ReadingPreserve The Pretty, Reader Contests, Reviews
The humidity of summer is dreadful for my hair. Perfectly styled curls turn to large cotton balls after a few minutes in the sun. The fall offers brief solace, only to be followed by freezing temperatures and the accompanying hair breakage and drying of winter. Enter nuNAAT, a beauty company from Brazil (known for it’s [...]
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