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If you are one of those people that like the sophistication, Afrocentricity and political insight of spoke word ...
you are morning the death of
Gil Scott Heron.
Songs like ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” are examples of mental stimulation towards social change.
Life is like a circle, you end up where you started
If you end up where you started, ain’t no other side
Yeah, but if life is like a curtain than I’m 90% certain
I’m looking through at something…
Yes, I’m always touching something on the other side…
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Osama Bin Laden’s Hair Type ?
I am assuming it’s wavy or curly.
I don’t really care about Osama Bin Laden’s hair type…but it is a hair blog after all.
After 9/11 there was a new hatred in the American air.
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March is always touchy feely for me. My wedding anniversary, and the anniversary of my mother’s death are two days apart. They initially happened a year apart, but the joy and pain will last a life time.
This past weekend I spend time in Washington DC aka Chocolate City to celebrate 5 Years of Marriage! (I had a fabulous time!) Every time I visit, I am in awww over all the natural hair.
If I am in DC, Richmond or event Connecticut… the trend of natural hair is growing, and here to stay!
Even more evident in the following video…
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If you are familiar with the term octoroon, you understand that if you are 1/8th black, you are considered a Black person despite all the generations of any other race that may be in your ancestry. This law was an economic decision. Keep Blacks enslaved = free labor, more wealth for plantation owners.
In other nations like China, being Black can means something different. A while back on Naturally Sophia‘s blog I saw the story of Lou Jing. Lou grew up in China with her Chinese mom, never knowing her African-American father.
Click read more to see video from CNN…
Whenever anyone looks at Lou Jing, they see a Black girl. Besides her skin color, Lou Jing is Chinese. She knows no Black people. Due to our interesting world, Lou needs to labeled, and put things into a neat box of race that does not exist for her.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
On The View last September Sherri Shepherd shared her opinion on natural hair. More recently, she is now the host of a little game called The Newlywed Game Show. I am excited to announce that a friend of Kinnks.com, Tiffany and her husband were recent contestants! And Won!!
Their natural hair looks fabulous! Congratulations Demetrius + Tiffany! I know you are having a fabulous Valentine’s Day!
Click Read More for a clip of the show…
