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Wearing Your Bonnet Outside of the House: Tough Love
To my beautiful Afro-American sisters, the verdict is in, and the bonnet is out. We love a good silk or satin bonnet to protect our afro-textured hair from the worst: split ends, breakage, dryness, tangles,single strand knots etc. Our satin scarves help us to preserve...
5 Easy Power Moves For Any Black Man to Instantly Level up
Leveling up is a women's self-improvement movement. The goal is to assess yourself honestly and commit to becoming the best version of yourself. While the move may still be exclusively feminine, the concept is ungendered. Here are some ways any man can instantly level...
Things You Should Never Do in the Morning
So I ruined my morning in more ways than one. Today was a good day (thanks Ice Cube) so please do not misunderstand, it is just that I could have been a much better steward of my time. I decided to go over those mistakes in this blog post and remind you as I remind...
How to be More Feminine: For Black Women
Being the yin and not the yang more often than not. It is important to humble yourself and learn from other nations and ethnicities of women whose history and current conditions have spared them from the harshness and masculinity that has been thrust upon us as women....
The Femininity Revolution
While I had no idea that this was the name of an actual book, I must admit that I am more than excited that such a book exists! Here it is: “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” - Marilyn Monroe...
5 Femininity Tips for Beginners!!
Horn's up! Here are 5 Femininity Tips for Beginners!! Gentleness Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character. pleasant, benign, lenient, merciful, tender, soft, humane Nurturing Care for and encourage the growth or development of encouraging,...
My Femininity Journey
My femininity journey is that of a typical ugly duckling. Let's just say,I was not….and then suddenly, I was. My confusion began at an early age. Adult men and women alike shamed me for displaying feminine characteristics. As African American girls growing up in the...
Top 3 Traits of High Quality People
Everybody's life is spent in the search for self-fulfillment; however, not everybody reaches his goal. The man or lady who prospers is an individual who has realized that satisfaction does not arise simply from being efficient at some point, yet likewise from being a...
5 Signs You’ve Leveled Up
1. Your Social Group Will Shift Out with the old and in with the new. You’ll find yourself moving from past relationships and forming new ones. 2.Crisis of Confidence You may suddenly feel overwhelmed or out of place. Chances are, you’ve up-leveled without realizing...