This is a collection of posts on the struggles of naturally curly hair. Included here are posts dealing with my personal hair journey: the transition from relaxing my hair to appreciating its curliness. Also, poems and words of encouragement for curlies and those that appreciate curlies. Experience the ups, the downs and everything in between of living with Afro-textured curly hair. |
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I was having a normal conversation about how working for pennies inspired me to do better in school, and in this I was offering the proof of the pudding in the story of how I tried to flunk myself...
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...
Earlier this year I posted a poem called Who Am I. It captured the a portion of what I was feeling, but there was something lacking. So, I turned it over for a critique on Poets of G+ and got some...
Microagressions According to Psychology Today,"Racial microaggressions are the brief and everyday slights, insults, indignities and denigrating messages sent to people of color by...
Most people who step away from relaxers to go natural set hair goals, and one of those goals is usually length related. When I decided to go natural, I wasn't particularly unhappy with the length of...
The summer heat weighs heavy on delicate curls every strand revolting every strand convulsing ...
Wild thing, Atop my head Shimmying down In bouncing coils... Defiant and untameable You grace the world. Proud in your wildness Stubborn in your curl. Wild thing, Craves my attention, Devours...
The ability to reduce your own genetics To words and phrases someone else created, And devour your own culture With the fuel and ammunition of someone else's hatred-- How did we...
I can't imagine spending a lifetime Never understanding you, Hiding you away in my ignorance Unable to follow your twists and turns And ignoring all that you are Until I had forgotten you. You...
Spotlight on the Natural Hair Movement Locked in an air tight box, Put on display for the world to see The Pride Tree is cut and pruned, Kept at the height the world...
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