Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty: A Perfect Example of Being Serious About Diversity in the Beauty Industry
[caption id="attachment_1493" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Pop Sugar[/caption] Rihanna darn near crashed the internet with the release of her new beauty line, Fenty Beauty. The optics are glamorous and dare I not say flawless. Five star reviews on the Fenty Beauty Facebook page are pouring in by the boat load. Rihanna,…
Natural Skin Care Industry: Black Women Are Indeed a Force
[caption id="attachment_1485" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Owner: Donna L. Pregent[/caption] According to Grandview Research, the global organic personal care market size was estimated at USD 10.16 billion in 2015; rising consumer awareness regarding personal health safety is expected to support the market growth over the forecast period. Black women are lining up…
Your Vote Is Your Voice: Use It Responsibly
Our presence must be felt at the polls during, local, state and federal elections. We can no longer continue to have a nonchalant attitude towards politics. We must become fully vested in the political process, starting first with our vote! Politicians must earn our votes. The days of someone getting our…
Insecure Season 2 Episode 5: Imperfect People Chasing Perfect Relationships
[caption id="attachment_1427" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: HBO[/caption] Wow! Where do I start? I want to take back my shout-out to Molly (Yvonne Orji). I initially gave her props resisting the desire to sleep with her very married childhood friend Dro (Sarunas J. Jackson). However, in this weeks episode; vulnerable Molly gave…
Insecure Episode 4 Season 2: Kiss ‘N’ Grind and Everything Else
[caption id="attachment_1455" align="aligncenter" width="647"] Photo: Insecure[/caption] The opening scene with Issa (Issa Rae), Molly(Yvonne Orji) and Kelly (Natasha Rothwell) was so real and reminiscent of when my home girls and I would hang out. I mean, who doesn't turn up before the turn up. The ladies were prepping to attend …
Racism: Do Black People Have Any More Fight In Them?
In a perfect world, racism would be absent, black people would be respected and everyone would be prospering. [caption id="attachment_1435" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Samburu Warrior/Bill Kidd[/caption] However, current day events remind us, that we are not in a perfect world. Racism is a dark, ugly, and brutal part of…
Insecure Episode 3 Season 2: Trying to Be Unbothered Like Molly
Molly ( Yvonne Orji)is truly unbothered and well hydrated during this episode of Insecure and and I'm loving it. We have all witnessed Molly's struggles during last season. Date after date, questioning her worth, and slightly shamed by her bestie Issa (Issa Rae), Molly had it bad. You know its…
Black Excellence: 2017 Black Girls Rock Award Show on BET
You never know how far reaching your dream will be once actualized. Black Girls Rock, "since 2006 has been dedicated to the healthy development of young women and girls." The Black Entertainment Television Network (BET) was able to bring the mission of Black Girls Rock to the forefront by adopting…
Insecure Episode 2 – Lawrence Ain’t Worth 2 Pennies
>>spoiler alert<< You know what, I felt a little sorry for Lawrence (Jay Ellis) initially when Issa (Issa Dee) cheated. He had every right to be all up in his lil feelings. I get that. I even understood him getting with Tasha(Dominique Perry) on the rebound. He had some pent-up…