The title of this post is odd, I know, but it was one of the things Shanti said in the ...
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Even though I would like to hear your thoughts on this, I understand this is a question that I can ...
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Some scientists describe death of a body as the end of health. So how is it that we can describe ...
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Curly Girl Etiquette refers to way other people treat our hair on a daily basis. By treat I mean, comment, ...
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Well, does he? And yes, do you ACTUALLY CARE? I find this topic or problem perplexing on so many levels ...
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Its the simple things sometimes that makes this life amazing, hot cocoa in the morning picked fresh from a chocolate ...
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A wise woman once said “Its my party and I can cry if I want to” and a famous black guy once ...
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They say that when you work for yourself you work the hardest you have ever worked in your life. Have ...
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Since citing reasons for the necessity of growing long hair of our own despite the availability of weaves and wigs ...
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Raw foodism has gained in popularity in the last decade or so with restaurants and online stores popping up everywhere ...
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If you Google the question “what is natural hair?” one of the first websites to pop up will be Wikipedia, ...
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Yes I know. I can just see some of you screaming or rolling your eyes at the screen like “Just get ...
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Let’s face it, the idea or the perception in the world about black women is clear; we are strong, mouthy, ...
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If by chance I was hired to be an ambassador for biotin or any other pills related to encouraging hair ...
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Simple Simon was that dude that tried to catch a whale with his mother’s pail and it didn’t work out ...
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We are familiar with some of the anecdotes related to the mature woman; “with age comes wisdom, experience teaches wisdom.” ...
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Little black girl cries because she does not have long curl hair. It’s that time again when the spirit of ...
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The hair care community and more so the beauty industry keep us in the know as it relates to doling ...
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One of my favorite poems of all time is Still I Rise by Maya Angelou. The words of the poem ...
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When I first saw the title of this video pop on on YouTube I automatically assumed it was a joke ...
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I was going about my business recently when I saw the caption on a T-shirt: “I don’t need a relaxer; ...
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“You talking bout the braided pull up joint? If we talking about the same thing then I’m not a fan. A ...
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Recently I came across the video below from popular YouTuber glamfun who’s had some distressing news from her dermatologist. In ...
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It is a hot summer night and you are at your favorite look out spot with your man. You know what’s ...
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Before the advent of cinema, celebrities were those who had the good fortune of being born in an upper class ...
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But my stylist said . . . co-washing is absolutely ridiculous there is no way you can ‘wash’ your hair ...
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I’m a stickler for good language. I don’t use slang too often and even when I do I want to ...
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NaturalNeiicey & I am Lewa ‘Guuurl there is no way, that sistah with the 3C curls is going to be able ...
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How many times have you seen a simple invention and slapped yourself silly in your head thinking, dang I could ...
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Back in March, the Huffington Post did an article surrounding the topic that black women worry that their natural hair ...
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I think probably the worst subject I ever took in school was Statistics. I hated everything about it, and what ...
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Even though I prefer to give advice that applies to the majority of our readership, it's difficult to talk about ...
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We receive very interesting emails here at BHI and while most of them are your standard ‘help me make my hair better’ ...
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I saw this comment on a post this week : I do not, however, feel that someone that always wore ...
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I hate the word ratchet, but when I see hairstyles that are a little tasteless that’s the only word I can think ...
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The other day I looked up the definition of natural hair because sometimes with all the chatter about it, I ...
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In Part 1 we were introduced to Camille Reed who was interviewed by Bella creator of Afrobella.com. Camille, a professional cosmetologist had expressed concerns ...
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You know what makes twitter amazing? The fact that you can listen to a conversation and not ever be called ...
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Have you ever heard the story about the three elderly Chinese men who sat in the gardens of the Changle ...
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Insincere advertising has been around as long as, well, advertising. In the 1920’s Listerine (the mouthwash) was declaring itself a cure all ...
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