Hair How Caring for Your Hair Can Be an Act of Self-Love The road to loving your natural hair can be complicated. It’s full of highs and lows, joyful discoveries, and fleeting disappointments. We expect the ultimate results from our hair
Culture 5 Places to Visit for Your Next Vacation Are you ready for a vacation? You're not the only one. With 2020 behind us and the global vaccine roll-out underway, people are starting to think about travel again. While
Beauty The Two Must-Have Skin Care Ingredients You Need in Your Beauty Regimen Finding products for your beauty routine can be confusing. With brands peddling the latest and greatest in skincare featuring trendy ingredients, the process can get downright overwhelming. All of this
Culture Coping with Anxiety Through Energy Healing: Interview with a Transformational Healer Over the last few decades, interest in energy healing has exploded. Practiced by Eastern cultures for thousands of years to heal and balance the mind, body, and spirit, energy healing
Culture 5 Ways to Revamp Your Life and Get Ready for Spring Raise your hand if you've been guilty of letting a few things slip over the past year. But with everything that's been going on, who could blame you? Fortunately, spring
Culture Your Home Workout: HIIT and Tabata Workouts If you're short on time but want to stay committed to your workout routine, HIIT and Tabata workouts may be the right fit for you. In terms of results, these
Culture Your Home Workout: How Exercise Bands Can Change Your Workout Routine It's fair to say, COVID will be with us for some time, even with the promise of a vaccine now fully realized. Back in March, when the pandemic broke out,
Culture Your Home Workout: 4 Stress-Busting Exercises You Can Incorporate Right Now One of the many lessons we've learned from the past year is that we desperately need ways to destress. It's been a relentless time. Between COVID-19, social upheaval, election drama,
Culture Black Mental Health Matters: Interview with a Registered Social Worker Since the death of George Floyd, Black mental health has been a hot topic. But, in truth, it's always mattered. We've just been too busy fighting oppression, establishing careers, building
Culture Raising Black Daughters in the Age of Black Girl Magic: Has Anything Changed? When I was growing up, representations of Black women in arts, politics, science, media, etc., were few and far between. It's not that they didn't exist, but rather that the
Culture Black, Single, and Ready to Adopt: How Black Women are Following their Hearts and Choosing Single Motherhood In every walk of life, Black women continue to make strides and advancements, shatter glass ceilings, and forge new paths. But, for many Black women, the dream of having a
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Hustle Advice for Your Side Hustle: How to Prioritize and Stay Focused If you have a side hustle, consider yourself in good company. Black women are starting up businesses at a phenomenal rate. American Express reports [https://www.mbda.gov/sites/mbda.
Culture 28 Black Women Owned Beauty and Wellness Brands to Support Despite the chaos of 2020, or rather because of it, Black-owned businesses are seeing an upswing in support and sales. While it's true, the pandemic forced many small businesses to
Culture From Canada with Love: A Bird's Eye View of the Racial Crisis in the US Since the deaths of Geoge Floyd, Ahmad Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, all eyes have been on America. It has captured worldwide attention as it grapples with civil unrest amidst the
Culture How I Took a Step Back from Social Media to Save My Mental Health I'm still reeling from the events of 2020. Who could have anticipated the outbreak of a deadly virus that would have the power to shut down countries and keep us
Culture Tips on How to Stay Healthy During Crises 2020 has been one hell of a year, and we’re only halfway through. We’ve gone from Happy New Year to a worldwide pandemic to what’s been called
Culture Protecting My Children's Happiness in the Face of Racism Since the death of George Floyd, the world has been on fire, and rightfully so. Demonstrations calling for an end to anti-Black racism and police violence are happening worldwide as
Culture 3 Self-Care Habits You Can Start Today With everything going on in the world right now, we may be neglecting to care for ourselves. As if a global pandemic and all of the added anxieties and safety
Hair 5 Reasons Your Natural Hair Is Not What It Could Be Bad hair days can happen whether you’re newly natural or a veteran. But when it becomes a consistent problem, there may be deeper issues at play. We all want
Culture Black Love During Coronavirus: Advice from an Online Dating Expert Has this pandemic hijacked your love life? Maybe this was going to be your year to shine and meet that special someone, and now coronavirus and social distancing have left
Hustle 5 Black Women Fitness Trainers on Instagram You Need to Follow Right Now Looking for some fitness inspiration while we’re all adjusting to the new normal? We've compiled this list of Black women fitness trainers on Instagram who are serving up at-home