I've been a fan of Mielle Organics every since trying their hair vitamins after experiencing post-partum hair loss after having my first baby. They were affordable and the company is owned by a savvy Black woman. So I'm all about supporting that. Now I am not one who is into fashion or beauty. My self-care regimen is rooted in being as natural and low-maintenance as possible. I am 4.5 years into my current locs journey. And mine are completely ... Read the Post...
Life Inspiration from Malcolm X
This morning, I re-watched Spike Lee's film Malcolm X. I had seen it before, but it has been anumber of years. Back in college, I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X - As Told to AlexHaley. Prior to that I had read Roots and absolutely loved it. So I may have been more drawn toMr. Haley's penmanship rather than the life story of Malcolm X. Either way, I loved the book. It was a demonstration that religion and faith could change peoplefor the ... Read the Post...
The (Current) Truth About Student Loan Forgiveness
Over the last several years, I've come across a lot of negative opinions about (federal) student loan forgiveness. Not just the 'Oh well, you signed the loan paperwork so you are legally obligated to pay it back' sort of pushback.....although that makes up a good portion of it. There are also those that say that student loan forgiveness is a scam....or that you'll be bankrupted by the tax bill....etc., etc. And just a lot of misinformation in ... Read the Post...
My Transabdominal Cerclage: The Key to Motherhood
In my previous post, I wrote about having an incompetent cervix and how devastating that diagnosis is. You feel like a very broken woman when you discover that your body just can't carry a baby -- something that millions of women do all of the time, multiple times, without any problems. You see pregnant women who run and workout and do all of this physical activity with no problem. In the meantime, when I was pregnant, I was afraid to stand up ... Read the Post...
The Cruelness of an Incompetent Cervix
I was a bit older when I finally made the decision to have children. At age 32 I was done with graduate school and in a long-term relationship and the time 'seemed right'. I had spent a good chunk of my life before then avoiding pregnancy. Growing up as the child of a teenage mother, my Grandparents made it seem that if a man sneezed on you, you could get pregnant. So like most young women -- I thought that I could just make motherhood happen ... Read the Post...
