On Finish Lines, Fears & Faith
Thoughts on the Boston bombings from the perspective of a triathlete in training.
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The toll it took on me.
12 months, 20 pounds, and 105,000 miles later: why I’m keeping my wheels on the ground for a bit….just a bit.
Read More“the reason black women have hair problems…..
A powerful sentiment from Dr. Phoenyx Austin at Natural is Not a Fad.
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The Olympics and Black Hair (Part 2)
As I watched The Games over the next two weeks I continued to see very little if NO natural hair in London. I saw many athletes show up to their games, races, matches and competitions wearing foundation, lashes, eyeliner and carefully applied glitter, so I couldn’t imagine that their physical appearance wasn’t somewhat on their mind. But why was it that so many of these athletes were opting to wear straight styles instead of natural hair?
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Fine, let’s go there: The Olympics and Black Hair (pt. one)
BLACK HAIR has been all up in the media over the past couple days with the “controversy” about Gabby Douglass’ hair. First of all, I don’t even like calling this a “controversy”…it’s more like a social media stampede of people’s opinions about her hair. Now before getting into all that, I want to take a step back and talk about my Olympic hair highlight thus far: JASMINE BREIDBURG.
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The Big Foot Files: Working on Self Acceptance from Head-to-Toe
If I can learn to love my curls, I think I can learn to love the rest of me….or at least I hope…
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