Sisterhood is a second family of our choosing and is invaluable to our well-being mentally and physically. A black woman’s relationship with her sisters, be it, a business group, womanist group, or best friends, are effective and successful because they share a racial identity and history, which creates a truly empathic, unconditional bond. Feeling comfortable…
Makeup has its advocates and its critics. Referred to by its French origin ‘maquillage’; British slang ‘war paint’ and cockney slang ‘slap’ (the latter two, heavily applied). Notwithstanding the adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, the assisted beauty of makeup is a blessing, though not a marker of beauty. The Good As…
Wellness is a preventative, holistic, intentional, active process. The practice of personal choices towards the pursuit of activities and lifestyle for good health and well-being to enable living a longer happier life. Two 50+ black inspirational women whose wellness journey has brought them into the limelight are: Ernestine Shepherd, an 86-year-old American woman who is…
I started my hair journey in 2020 not as a process of self-discovery or liberation, but due to severe breakage. Coincidently, also recovering from an illness, I had an ‘aha’ moment, to utilize recuperation to cease relaxing and dyeing my hair to give it a break and try to remedy the damage. The adage a…
Hot flushes are the bane of women’s lives and one of the early signs of the onset of menopause. But, though menopause experiences are similar, it can differ depending on the individual. This major physical transition period is when women run out of the functioning eggs she was born with and her ovaries’ reduction in…
The New Year is generally eagerly anticipated with a sense of hope, enthusiasm and positivity it will be better than the last. It is regarded as an ideal time of new beginnings to embark on challenging ourselves to change by way of resolutions made with fervor. We have all been there, promising to exercise more;…
Rosetta is 5 foot 9 inches with an endomorph physique. She wears too much makeup, over accessories, believes gaudiness is fashion, thinks her best feature is her voluptuous beasts and has a penchant for wigs. Minutes before leaving for an anticipated party with her best friend, feeling especially excited and glamorous she makes a dramatic…
It is amazing how vivid some memories remain decades later. From age ten my mother was aware something was amiss with my posture. Regularly asked to stand straight, I would carefully put my feet together standing as erect as I could, but the outcome was always the same. Perplexed she would adjust my shoulders which…
We love and admire our mother, she is after all our first role model. The symbiotic relationship so often associated with mother/daughter relationships last until such time until the apron strings are detached and we become women in our own right. We can all no doubt associate with the paradoxes of our own mother, the…
At a drinks party eyeing the enticing smorgasbord of delicacies and about to make my selection, I was greeted with a beaming smile and an enthusiastic welcoming hug by a tall, attractive woman. I of course acquiesced, as you do. Exchanging how we both were and enjoying a jovial chat, we were interrupted by the…