I’m just here to report the news. There is so much going on right now that it’s the least I can do but these are only tidbits on the happenings occurring around the world for #nojusticenopeace #blacklivesmatter. ‘I can’t breathe!’ Protesters chant Garner’s chokehold plea A Grand Jury Did Indict One Person Involved…
Tag: African American
Reaction to the Michael Brown Jr. Case: Numbness
I sat with my husband and daughter and watched the grand jury verdict come down. No indictment for Darren Wilson. I immediately felt my mind and body go numb. I was not able to sit through the entire “verdict” delivery. I went to my baby daughter’s room and just sat. I cried. I prayed. And…
It’s not “okay” Ferguson
So I wanted to do a different post today; something that was focused on winning the war and not the battle. Or something positive and inspirational for all my fathers, brothers, sons and nephews back home. But I woke up this morning with a different feeling, a feeling of anger, stress, frustration, anxiety, worry and…
Welcome to Urban EthYcs
Hello beautiful, chaotic and amazing World! It’s me again, DNC, blogger of Mid-WYFE Crisis and other sister blogs (LYFE-STYLE Files and Mid-WYFE Chronicles). With this new blog I want to dive into conversations about African-American living: What does it mean, how do we think it is going and where should we be going. As militant…
[Guest Blogger Spotlight] It’s A Woman’s World: Adventures in Black Hair – Part 3
There are some great hair journeys amongst the African American community. Each is different and unique but they all hit us in different ways. This one hits close to home for me and it touches on the some of the colorism issues that lie within our community. Check out my post [Real Talk] Colorism: Racism from…
[Guest Blogger Spotlight] It’s A Woman’s World: Adventures in Black Hair – Part 3
There are some great hair journeys amongst the African-American community. Each is different and unique but they all hit us in different ways. This one hits close to home for me and it touches on the some of the colorism issues that lie within our community. Check out my post [Real Talk] Colorism: Racism from Inside…
[Guest Blogger Spotlight] It’s A Woman’s World: Adventures in Black Hair – Part 2
Enjoy another testimony in the black hair world as another of our guest bloggers, Dana Barka, President of Barka Communications, Inc., shines a light on her hair journey. Kinky Curly Me: How My Natural Hair Journey Changed Me From the Inside Out Read the full story in the LYFE-STYLE Files…
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