She's Here!
As a kid I loved Colorforms. They where these plastic clingy pieces that you could stick onto laminated chipboard. When my parents wouldn't buy paper for me they would get me Colorforms to play with. I loved those things. Well when I go to the toy stores I see some form of Colorform with new characters and they are okay, but I rarely see any with children of color. There is Doc McStuffin's which is great! There are fashion ones, but they are so over sexualized that I really d
My Interview with Tina
I had the most awesome interview with the beautiful Tina of http://noirecare.com. It was about my personal views on self care. Fact is we don't do it enough. We certainly don't teach our children to do it enough. Remember they are watching US y'all!! Personal care is caring for one's well being. Not just makeup and breast lifts, booty shots and tummy tucks. It is so much more than that. It's knowing when to say no and setting personal boundaries around your body, soul and mi
Metamorphosing
Sometimes I look outside of my self for change. Somebody fix this hot mess! Then I remember my mentors reminding me that I need to be the change I want to see in this world. It goes even deeper for me now. Change is something that goes back and forth. We change our hair, minds, clothing, relationships and such. Transportation requires so much more. Sometimes I ain't that brave, but I want transformation in my heart, mind, body and soul. This means I can never go back to the o
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