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Conspiracy Theory
We can all get carried away with our thoughts sometimes... conspiracies must have some truth!
One of my favorite songs is Tweet’s Smoking Cigarettes. When I was in the single digits of age, I couldn’t wait to smoke. I understood I had to be an adult, but Joe Camel was so smooth and cool! I would pose, and hold my bubble gum cigarettes between my peace sign and prance around just like the did in the movies.
Through out middle school, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro made it her business to implement anti-smoking programs. By the time I went to high school I knew every statistic possible on WHY not to smoke.
* “More than 152,000 women died from smoking related diseases in 1994.”
* “Tobacco kills more than half a million women per year worldwide. This number is expected to double by 2020. Internationally, women are increasingly targeted by tobacco marketing.”
* African-American Smoking “Statistics”
African Americans - In 1997, about 6.7 million African American adults smoked cigarettes, accounting for approximately 14 percent of the 48 million adult smokers in the United States. The prevalence of current smoking among African Americans is 26.7 percent, compared with 25.3 percent for Caucasians.
Yesterday I went and saw India Arie and John Legend in Charlottesville, Virginia. I had a great time!! India Arie performed a song called Roller Coaster. No you are not mistaken, it’s not on any of her CDs.
While bobbing and dancing I didn’t do a great job video recording, but at least you can hear the words to this song. Before the video began, India introduced the song something along the lines…. Since we’re in Virginia she explained, what is going on with our man Michael Vick?!Read More
I wanted to write a blog about autophobia, the disease of self hate. I initially had Michael Jackson in mind.
Lighter skin Thinner nose Curly to Straight Hair “Fathering” White Children
My judgments were unlike me and unfair. Read More
I love diversity. This week I had two incidents that made me “question my position”.
Incident One I went to the beach with some new people. On the way to the beach we stopped at a rest stop. One of the ladies was very concerned she didn’t have a brush—neither did the convenience store. I reassured her that stores on the boardwalk would have one. Whew—she gave a big sigh of relief. Cause my hair is sooo nappy! she exclaimed.Read More
Conspiracy Theory •
Is Straight Hair More Patriotic?
I know how I feel…but I often wonder how White women feel about our hair. Huffington Post, Gioia Diliberto: First Hair gave me a little glimpse. While Huffington Post is very forward thinking, I feel the author agrees with me 100%. Why can’t Michelle rock her natural hair?Read More
