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Barbershop Bros. for Trump

It’s not often that I’m surprised by what I hear in the salon or barbershops when hanging out with former coworkers and friends, but lately I’m downright shocked by the change in the political climate that’s happened in just a few short years! And it’s not just me, many of my former clients, now drinking buddies, have noticed the shift as well. First Dr. Umar, now TrumpSalon and Barbershop…

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The End of an Era

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Asians skipping the line?

Asians skipping the line?

Gaslit once again! Now forgive me for the curse of memory, but, I distinctly remember the nineties in Cali when Asian storekeepers were blasting black people left, right, and center as we were spending our hard earned coins in their nail shops, beauty supplies, and corner stores. Hello, lest we forget #LatashaHarlins, a 15-year old black girl who was shot in the back of the head by a Korean store…

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Self-Care Sunday

Banishing gray edges and wrinkles in a single bound! Avocado Mask I soft avocado Avocado is filled with vitamin E, C, healthy fats, and antioxidants. 1 Tb quality honey Honey has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Silky smooth in under an hour!

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Clinging to ‘my God & my Blackness’

No ceremony, therapy or Insta-Story necessary, I cut off most of my hair ( something I’ve contemplated for years) and didn’t feel the need to broadcast every moment of ‘MY’ journey. I guess that is the point of this post; perusing social media is literally an act of self-awareness and regulation. If I could care less about random individuals excoriating handfuls of hair in their tiny, bathroom…

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45’s Shit Storm-y

Does the emergence of Stormy Daniels effectively end the year-long ‘women as victim’, survivors edition moment? OR, elevate the movement to Bad girls of the WWE like status?? In this episode of ‘fiery shit Stormy reigns vengeance on DD’s non, non-disclosure agreement’, I got #teamBecky for the win. Well, well, well,….what a freaky turn of events! Ordinarily, the antagonist would be obvious in a…

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Mood!

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#PantherPropriation

Is it me…. or… ( in my #FunkyDineva voice) are we confused by all of these elementary school teachers proclaiming that, because of the success of #BlackPanther, they are now motivated to teach African History to their students. What the hell, isn’t that what y’all were supposed to be doing in the first damn place? ….Asked the person currently working towards a teacher certification for this very…

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Boy Meets Girl; Royal Edition

The engagement pics speak for themselves but if you’re still in denial, you can watch their official announcement interview on the Tube…YouTube that is. The Prince has fallen hard and who could blame the poor guy, Miss Markel apparently has more than the sparkle… she’s bringing the whole damn fire!! Burning down all the royal barriers and not giving a single fuck and I am giddy as hell. How mad…

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#Old __School

More like ‘old’ and ‘back in school’, which is my life right now. After all these years in the beauty industry, I am once again a college student. Changing careers is both exciting and horrifying, but what I will absolutely not do is spend the remainder of my days glueing down lace fronts and inhaling press-n-curl smoke.? The beauty salon game has changed so much in the last ten years that an…

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Woke but sleepwalking!

I think I’ve hit my limit on black folks deflecting blame on any and everyone but the group of people who are inherently most responsible, black folks! Communities of color have been abdicated in favor of Non-Urban Suburbia where the schools are ‘better’, the shopping is on trend and the cafe’s are ‘farm-to-table’. Honesty you can grow collard greens in your backyard if you want to keep it…

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Bitter luck of woman-hood 

As daily sexual harassment allegations drip in from rusty faucet of the gentrified,   caucasoid, my bowels become ever more irritable.  My defenses already weakened by the constant attacks this administration wages on womans’ reproductive rights and health care.  Fortified by the morality police, an apparent decoy to deflect attention away from those that indulge in all manner of debauchery,…

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DOT is trash!

If Trump don’t care about the environment, paying taxes or various state and local regulations in this #maga culture;  then why in the H, E, (double hockey sticks) do I.  But here I am,  waiting and waiting….. and, WAITING;   And, low key nervous,  that this more than reliable, LATE model Honda will pass inspection.   Every year,  like Groundhogs Day,  I lose several hours of my life dealing with…

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White Hot!

Maybe if I was married to Kunta Kanye and had given birth to the worlds most adorable mulatto’s;  spent the majority of my adult life cultivating a silicon body that would rival a ‘2 Live Crew’dancer, and finally, bronzed and spray-tanned myself to a crisp Ethiopian brown, maybe, just maybe I would think I was black enough to tell a black person how to feel about racism and forgiveness.   But…

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Wigga please!!

It didn’t start with Charlottesville and it won’t end with Charlottesville;  Donald   Trump didn’t create the racist environment we currently reside in he only exposed it to those who insist that America is inclusive. America was founded and built on the free labor that racism ensured.  You can’t capture, breed and torture an entire group of people without convincing your friends and neighbors…

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"This is a great analogy:

“This is a great analogy:

*You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and shoves you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee?* “Well because someone bumped into me, of course!” Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because, coffee was in the cup. If tea had been in it, you would have spilled tea. Whatever is inside the cup is what will come out. Therefore,…

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Essence Festival Folly

My first foray into this years,  annual, 4th of July, Negro-nationalist cookout in New Orleans was shockingly similar to the annual, Negro-nationalist cookout in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia’s version of this segmented, mega-marketing tool for small and large brands alike is called the Bronner Brothers Hair Show.  A homage to all things black hair, make up, skin care, beauty products, music,…