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Legends
Saturday night I saw Ledisi and Musiq here in Richmond. All I can saw is wow! Amazing performances from both artists! I have to admit that I hadn’t listened to Ledisi’s CD before. I heard her songs on the radio, but never looked into the artist. After listening to her live, I ran out and got her newest CD. I am blown away and inspired. Inspired to love me, and build an even stronger relationship with God. Its my kind of music, uplifting.
Can you be Christian and Muslim? Very random, but I will find a way to relate it to hair 
I grew up Episcopal. I did not get very involved in my church because I felt like an outsider. While it is an all Black church, it is very conservative with a lot of elite Black folk. While this is a great thing, my perception was I couldn’t be apart of all the exclusive groups because I was not rich enough. In college I grew very close to a Baptist Bell that converted into Islam. She taught me so much about religion and life. Reading the Qur’an and learning about Islam, I understood why many people convert to Islam. What disappointed me is at the age of 22, she postponed her dreams, dropped out of college, got married and had kids. She had big goals that I think she put aside for reasons I cannot understand.
Any way, Rev. Ann Holmes Redding caught my eye. This loced queen is an Episcopal priest of 20-years. The confusing part is that she puts on a Hijab headscarf, prays five times a day and worships one God Allah. She states that Jesus helped her find Allah.
For lunch I returned to the noodle place. I decided to eat-in solo and remembered a conversation I had with a coworker. She confessed she would never eat alone. Not even at the small cafeteria at work. What are you afraid of I inquired? She shook her head in fear, “What would people think”?
Years back I was obsessed with the first season of the show, Starting Over. They placed several women in need of life coaching in a home, to work on specific life issues. I loved hearing life coach Rana, a Philly based positive Black woman with beautiful natural hair. Rana worked hard on helping Nyanza Davis, an obsessed material girl. I remember calling my mom telling her I wanted to be a life coach. She just laughed after I explained what I would, “help people get their life together—discover their dream.” (BTW, the Life Coach thing didn’t work out—maybe it’s still in my stars)
I was a very naive child. As I grow older, I am slowly learning to balance trust and what I like to call, hurt prevention.
There is a fine line ….
One can end up miserable and alone
With or without people around
I love Natural Hair so much because it is naive.
If you tell it is ugly, it will believe you.
Like life, if you believe in its greatness, it will be great!
To me Ota Benga was not naive, but a trusting man. He, unfortunately was surrounded by people that made him feel like an animal…. so he became violent like an animal.
