Yes yes, it’s the perfect shade!

This was a good read. You really rock this look. I also have thick dense hair with a mind of its own (though my hair is shorter than yours), and would appreciate a reprieve from the maintenance. I’ve thought about locing my hair, but have never been sure if I’d be able to “pull off” the look. Goddess locs seem like…

I agree that his racial discrimination claims are weak. I wonder if his attorney is pushing that element of his suit to flip it to a class action suit.

Yeah, I was being facetious...

He was struck once in the shoulder and is expected to live.

Reading this hurt my entire heart. There’s no way to make sense of this, and I desperately want to.

Same!

Mother Jystad is cool AF. Say, do you care to pass that advice on to a random internet person? Asking for a friend.

I carry a portable charger and I’m all about that low power mode life.

3% SZA? Really?

Thanks for this. I think check-ins like this are always necessary to strengthen the foundation of healthy (key word) relationships. As a cishet black woman with queer and trans friends I think it’s important to check in with myself often and make sure that I’m really understanding other perspectives and not getting…

Two young women who escaped Boko Haram were on PBS Newshour last night. I was so horrified to hear their experiences, but it was so, so important to put a face to these travesties and to hear their voices. Please check it out:

Thanks for the insight!

Looks great!! Gah...take my money Sephora. Thanks for sharing :)

Ugh. See, I’ve been going back and forth about getting an IUD because I keep hearing all the horror stories. I already have problem skin, I don’t want something else that will exacerbate it.

I tend to agree.

The black and white one, obvs.

Do you consider all criticism “bitching” or only when black women do it? And who are “certain black women”?

I’m happy to hear that you had a great in-person experience with her. I’ve long been a fan. I enjoy her work on Real Sports too.