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This Cancer Is On The Rise In Millennial Women. Know The Symptoms.
By Mwabi KairaA week before Thanksgiving in 2014, we celebrated my brother and sister’s joint birthdays with a party. Somewhere between the dancing, the drinks and cutting the cake, my big sister...
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Is It Okay To Call Kids Sexy?
By Erickka Sy Savané“You look sexy!” exclaims my neighbor to my 6-year-old daughter.I laugh uncomfortably because though I know she’s showing some knee, I’d never call her sexy. She’s cute. Kids are...
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Highest High Top Fade: Benny Harlem Breaks The Guinness World Record
Benny Harlem- Source: Guinness World Record By Winnie G. Benny Harlem is a father, teacher, entrepreneur, model and now a Guinness World record holder. He first broke the internet with stunning photos...
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How A Simple Greeting Card Can Transform Mother-Daughter Relationships
Luciana Gilmore: Founder of Gilmore Girls Greetings with her daughtersBy Kanisha ParksSome mother-daughter relationships form relatively easily and only grow more resilient over time into an...
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Are We Raising A Generation Of Crybabies? Why We Need More 'Shake It Off'...
By Erickka Sy Savane So the other day I came across an article by a psychotherapist and author who discussed the hidden dangers of ‘shake it off’ parenting. She uses the term to describe parents who...
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Natural Hair Women Are Relaxing Their Edges? Yes, It's A Thing!
Beauty vlogger Jai Marii. By Samantha Callender for Essence.comWhile many Black women across the globe are embracing their natural kinky and coily texture, there is one thing that they still want to...
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Do Certain Juices Help Hair Grow Faster?
Photo: Gainsvillegrub.comBy Mary WolffThe juice craze is at full-force with today’s health conscious crowd. With more and more people worried about getting the right nutrients into their busy day,...
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7 Things You Probably Haven't Heard About Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick: The fashionisto.comBy Nikki IgboDespite the fact that Colin Kaepernick has become a household name whether a football fan or not, it’s amazing how most people don’t really know the...
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7 African-American Visual Artists To Watch
Artist Miles RegisBy Nikki Igbo“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” French impressionist artist Edgar Degas once made this statement and it could not be truer when considering the...
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How to Meditate, for Christians (and folks raised Christian)
If you are Christian (or were raised Christian) and interested in meditation, this is an amazing place to start. It's hands down one of my all time favorite books and I've read more than 300 in this...
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The New 5-Minute Reviving Mask- Perm Rod Set
Hi Everyone, Here's SumetraReed's 5-minute perm rod tutorial which includes two styling options for beautiful, bouncy curls! Take a look and share your thoughts!Watch Now!>>>
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Do We Really Need a ‘Being Mary Jane’ 2-Hour Movie Finale?
Gabrielle Union By Roseann V. WarrenWith the news of BET cancelling Being Mary Jane, and the series finale to be a 2-hour movie, it’s hard not to wonder, what happened? Why did such an empowering show...
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How Barbers And Stylists Are Saving Lives In The Heart Of African American...
Salon owners Nelson Urraca and Hermione Fraser of Brooklyn By Tiffani Greenaway It was 25 years ago, and just a few months before he died from complications from AIDS, that tennis champion Arthur Ashe...
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Hands Off: Things I Wish I’d Said to the Flight Attendant Who Touched My Hair
By Veronica Wells via On She Goes My friends and family asked if I was nervous about traveling to South Africa with my boyfriend to meet his family over Christmas. I wasn’t. What I was anxious about...
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This Dad's Hair Braiding Skills Give New Meaning To The Term "Snatching Edges!"
Chad Milner with daughter Cydney By Chad Milner One Sunday afternoon, when I was 16 years old, I had a random-yet-intuitive premonition. I looked at my then-months old little cousin in her bassinet and...
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Alvin Ailey’s Hope Boykin On Becoming Comfortable In Her Own Skin
Hope Boykin by Andrew Eccles & Matthew KaraBy Erickka Sy SavanéIf you’ve ever seen Hope Boykin dance onstage, you’ve witnessed modern dance at its finest. For 18 years, the North Carolina native...
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How to Wash Braided Hair, the Right Way
By Mary WolffWhen it comes to hairstyles that make life easier, braids are a top choice. They look great, last for weeks, and protect strands from damage. When it comes to care, some curlies are...
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Travel Truths: The Realities of Living Abroad
Anquanette Gaspard in Plaza de Espana in Seville via onshegoes.com By Anquanette Gaspard It was 8:30 a.m. and I was standing at a bus stop in Valencia, Spain, trying to figure out why Autobús 41...
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How I Got Pregnant
This time last year I was hella pregnant with baby #2.Continue!>>>He didn't even have a name yet, but he was just as present, and 'here' and real to me as he is right now. I knew he was coming...
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Celebrating Black Women's Firsts in 2017
Emmy Winner Lena Waithe By Winnie Gaturu You’d imagine that having a first for a black woman would be rare in 2017 but it’s not. There are black women breaking barriers everyday all around us. Whether...
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