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The first time a random guy walked up to me, said I was pretty, and proceeded to ask for my number, I was 21. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. Back then I couldn't really figure out why...
Soft curls from the root downward spiraling, Entwining in clusters, thick and inseparable, They cling together like best friends... And these strands are strong— They protect each other...
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth2016 post is about my aunt: Liz Bellamy. My aunt is the middle child on my dad's side and the family entrepreneur. She was also the first computer scientist in the family :)...
Today I want to talk about role models. Lots of little girls want to be like Beyonce or Kim K., people with impossible attributes, who don't even know they exist, but there are always great role...
That image of a woman, perfectly styled just soOr her hair done up fancily, or her face painted to just the right shadeSo men and women alike marvel into her beauty—How she could be so fair and...
Try to be A nice girl-- Sweet and supportive Understanding... No backstabbing, No underhanded tricks No Petty squabbles. But the more life settles The less you care And all the niceties of...
A declaration of modesty-- The restrictive cry of shrouded beauty While the other half flaunts bold brawn Subtle, but causing us to fawn... And yet we define a controlled look Try to avoid lingering...
It's a question I've been asked multiple times within the last 12 months. Until the first person asked me, I hadn't actually thought about it. Obviously, as a woman in a PhD program, I have to...
The Invetntion of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd This book is from the author of The Secret Life of Bees, which although I haven't read yet, I love the movie. Between the back cover synopsis and...
There was a pause And then suddenly, I was no longer a child And suddenly... I expected adolescence to begin But it never did-- Forever young, forever this. A long, long...
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Archive
April 2016
More Than Pretty | April 26, 2016March 2016
Why God Gave Me Curls | March 28, 2016February 2016
Family CEO | February 6, 2016Role Models | February 4, 2016
May 2015
Media Girl | May 4, 2015January 2015
Nice Girl | January 30, 2015Modesty | January 27, 2015
Are You A Feminist? | January 22, 2015
December 2014
Book Review: The Invention of Wings | December 22, 2014October 2014
Forever Young | October 19, 2014August 2014
Moment of Truth: The Length Check | August 14, 2014Empty Dressers | August 10, 2014
Brave Girl | August 9, 2014
May 2014
I Know Why | May 28, 2014April 2014
May The Odds Be In Your Favor | April 11, 2014March 2014
Professionalizing Femininity | March 28, 2014Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder | March 13, 2014
February 2014
La Belle et la Bête: | February 19, 2014December 2013
Rap Queen | December 19, 2013Reflection of the Past | December 18, 2013
Beware: the Rant | December 11, 2013
January 2013
The Real Issue: Part 2 the Clarification | January 5, 2013The Real Issue | January 4, 2013
