So I’ve been reading your comments on the Miss Jessie’s giveaway post, and it’s got me thinking alot about Black History Month. Quite a few of you pointed out the month’s most obvious flaw — its brevity. Also, that black history is American history, the blood, sweat, and tears of our ancestors were shed to…
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Worth a Click — Unique Chic
You know my style by now — I love clothes, accessories, and shoes that are both classic and quirky, funky and functional items that come from smaller boutique businesses. I’ve been keeping an eye out for the kinds of fly items any afrobella would love to get in a heart-shaped box for Valentine’s Day. Here…
This is How I Feel Right Now
Exhausted and unenlightened. Why oh why did I stay up until 3 a.m. looking at Super Tuesday election results? Now I have no energy to post the big stuff I’ve been writing for all of you, and my job’s a-calling. Le sigh. And the stupid part is, after staying up that late (and waking up…
I LOVE Black History Month! — The Benefits of Buttercreme
Despite its brevity, February is one of my favorite months of the year. Why? Because February is Black History Month. And as an added bonus, February also includes Valentine’s Day. So I invite you to celebrate the two, Afrobella style. It’s February, and I LOVE Black History Month! This will be an extra-special month full…
The Color of the Month
Wait! Quick! Have you left for work yet? If not, turn around, get in that wardrobe and reach for the brightest, boldest color in there. Today is National Wear Red Day, and you’ll be making a powerful statement with what you wear. In October, when I wrote about breast cancer month, I got some really…
Sandra Hordatt’s Tips for Carnival Wow!
At the risk of not sounding like a true Trini, I have a confession to make. I haven’t been home for Carnival in a decade. TEN YEARS! What can I tell you? College, then the workplace, then financial constrictions always seem to conspire against me. I must admit, I feel very left out and more…
Almost Doesn’t Count
Here’s what I keep hearing from my friends here in Miami, about Hillary Clinton’s win in the Florida primary — “but that vote doesn’t actually count for anything, right?” And, “if I thought it was gonna mean something, I would have definitely made an effort to vote.” Florida was stripped of all of its delegates…
It’s All About The O
Ta dow! Barack Obama gave ’em what for in South Carolina. The margin of his victory amazed me, but it must REALLY amaze those who lived through the civil rights movement and endured the indignities and pain of the Jim Crow era. Obama won fifty five percent of the vote in South Carolina, and took…
Political Propaganda (It Needs to Stop)
I got an e mail last week that really pissed me off. Allow me to vent. I’m on the mailing list of this peace-love-and-Buddha place, and normally their e mails are about things like yoga classes and reiki sessions. But this one had an atypical subject line. It read “Muslims in England!” and there was…
Side Eye Champion of the Year
My buddy Nichelle of Anovelista sent me this photo and it cracked. me. UP!! Ha haaaaa! If that isn’t what we Trinis call a “cut eye,” I don’t know what is. The caption reads as follows: “US President George W. Bush (C) leans over to talk with a girl (R) after Bush participated in a…