While you might decide to get a manicure or facial on a whim, laser hair removal is one of those beauty treatments you usually have to think about before committing to the process, mainly for two reasons: the pain and the cost.
It started as a journey, but not long after, it grew into several questions: Where are we headed? Is this how far you came in search of love? Are we ever going to get to our destination?
Lent is often misunderstood. Many reduce it to giving up sweets, social media, or small conveniences. While those practices have value, they are not the destination. The season asks a deeper question: What controls us? Comfort, habit, pride, distraction, resentment. These are often harder to surrender than food. Lent invites believers to examine their attachments and choose discipline over impulse.
As the calendar inches closer to February 14, some hearts around the world are beginning to beat a little faster, and singles are already having FOMO (fear of missing out). Just a month ago, in December, they had to deal with couples in matching Christmas-themed pajamas flooding social media with lovey-dovey photos.
Cervical cancer is not only preventable but treatable but Black women have a higher mortality rate. Find out why this Cervical Health Awareness Month.
This is the time to begin reviewing and setting strategies to ensure that one’s goals and objectives for the new year are clearly spelled out, with steps in place to achieve them.
Our home is a beautiful fusion of traditional Black American Christmas soul and vibrant Ghanaian festivities. In our blended home, harmony isn’t just a nice idea, it’s the foundation that helps our children grow up knowing their heritage is a gift, not something they ever have to choose between.
Motherhood always comes with questions, but raising children in the African diaspora adds even more questions: How do I teach them where they’re from while helping them thrive where they are?
“the liberation of the African mind, the empowerment of the African character, and the enlivenment and illumination of the African spirit.”
While I personally enjoy the festivities that come with this time of year, I know there is a crucial, often darker perspective to consider: the relentless cultural demand for endless cheer. This hides a very tough mental health challenge that stems less from the changing weather and much more from overwhelming social and familial expectations.
