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Never forget the ignorant and sheepish behavior of Americans after 9/11. The hypocrisy is mind blowing... A country built terrorist acts, flight a war against terrorism while being terrorists to their own population smh #9/11

#AfterSeptember11 trended on Twitter today. So real. White supremacy manifests in so many sinister ways. These tweets paint a vivid picture.

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Love her... Love her music and her spirit

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don’t understand the role hair plays in Black women’s lives. I can now transform the energy surrounding my hair into something way more productive. Now that [my hair is] growing back, I’m kind of in that in-between stage. Previously, I would have said, “I’m straightening it again; it’s just becoming too much work.” But I think the key is to find styles that give me flexibility.

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Urban Mint Couture / umcouture.com

All tees are $20 (plus tax and shipping). Hoodies $45 (plus tax and shipping).

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Flyy Girl

My TL on my Facebook has been lit with the news of Sanaa Lathan to play Tracy in the movie adaptation of Omar Tyree’s urban classic Flyy Girl. I can’t wait for this movie to come out. If you scroll down, you’ll read the post of a poem written by the main character at the end of the book. It’s one of my favorite poems, and Flyy Girl is one of my favorite books. I’ve read all 3 books, but the original is the best. I hope Hollywood does it justice!

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Taking Care of Your Hair after Protective Styling

I took out my braids, and washed my hair last night. The growth is amazing. Since I had a lot of build, and my hair is still a little week from the last "protective" style I did, I decided to put in an argon oil, sea kelp, and shea butter masque after using Cantu Shea Butter Cleansing Shampoo. I left the masque on for about 10-15 minutes and then used As I Am Coconut Co-Wash Conditioner. This is my favorite co-wash (smells sooo yummy), and leaves my hair extra soft and manageable. Before going to bed, I twisted down my hair with a mixture of Trader Joe's cold-pressed organic coconut oil and some raw honey.

Benefits of coconut oil: great at moisturizing dry hair, prevents hair breakage and split ends, stimulates hair growth, softens hair, and adds shine.

Benefits of honey: Stimulates hair growth, adds moisture making hair soft, promotes hair growth, and prevents dandruff

This morning, I washed it out wish cold water, using a Denman brush to detangle my hair (mainly the back). Sectioning my hair in 6 parts, I finger combed in some of Cantu's Leave-in Conditioner (did i mention how much i love their products? smells awesome!). I then added a mixture of coconut oil and grape-seed oil through my hair and let air dry. 

My hair feels super light weight. It's shiny, curly, and healthy!

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I loved this look. Think of putting it in again another two weeks. It's always good to give your hair a break between braids.

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Protective styling is cute, fun, and great for your hair as long as it's not too tight or too heavy. A couple months back, I did a style with Havana twists that was cute but too heavy. As a result, I lost a lot of hair that I spent all Summer and some, growing back. This winter, I did this style, which was super light and has grown my hair wonderfully

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Great list of different DIY shampoo's. these are not clarifying shampoo's, but some awesome recipes of wash day!

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Most natural shampoo recipes are not pH balanced which can lead to scalp issues. This is a super simple and frugal recipe for an all natural homemade pH balanced shampoo recipe.

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This seems to be the common recipe amongst natural hair bloggers/vloggers for an easy DIY clarifying shampoo. I would just add that you should rinse it out with cold water.

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Curly Nikki did it again! I found this article on her site while searching for DIY hair recipes to help strengthen my hair.

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Simple ways to stretch your coils and get your length back.

For those of you who took interest in the Maximum Hydration Method, this is the first step broken down.

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Maximum Curl Definition Routine

I got ultimate curl definition yesterday following this simple regiment:

step 1: protein mask

1 egg, 1/4 cup mayo, 1 tbsp oil oil, 1/4 cup argon & Shea butter conidtioner

mix it all together and apply to hair while dry. Saturate your hair with it, place a plastic cap over it and leave on for 30-40mins. rinse with cold water! (eggs will cook if you use hot water)

step 2: tea rinse

1 black tea bag, 2 1/2 cups of water

boil water with tea bag in pot for 2-3mins (not too dark as caffeine will have the opposite effect and stop hair growth). let water cool and then saturate hair with rinse. place a plastic cap on, wrap in towel for 15-20mins. rinse with cool water.

step 3: co-wash

use your favorite conditioner. finger detangle under water.

step 4: rosemary rinse

1/4 cup rosemary, 2 1/2 cups water.

boil rosemary in water. strain. let cool . saturate hair with rinse and continue finger detangling.leave in, do not rinse out.

step 5: honey leave in conditioner

quarter size amount of your favorite conditioner (i use argon & shea butter conditioner), quarter size amount of honey

i mix together in palm of hands and apply from roots to tips. make sure to get the most on tips of the hair. leave in hair.

step 5: apply oil

1 tbsp olive oil, 1tbsp coconut oil

mix together and apply to tips of hair mainly. work through roots.

*My curls were super defined, soft, and extra shiny. The moisture stayed in my hair all day. Normally I have to hydrate my hair twice a day. There was no need with this routine.

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aww look at that smile!

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Curry Leaves & Coconut Oil

Out of all the DIY haircare recipes to fight breakage (and trust me there's a lot out there), this one caught my eye. 2 ingredients I love to work with: curry and coconut. 

This is what you do: boil the curry leaves and coconut oil together until a black residue begins to form. *Careful not to fry the leaves! Then take the residue and apply it to your hair.

This easy combo promotes hair growth and reduces breakage. Use twice week!