If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know — this weekend I found myself in the midst of the glitziest and most glamorous event I may ever have attended, the Wearable Art Gala. Hosted by Tina Knowles Lawson and Richard Lawson, the event is intended to celebrate art and raise funds for the newly…
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Thanks to The Real For Naming Me a Black Girl Trailblazer!
Really happy and honored to share that this month I’m being celebrated by popular daytime program The Real, as one of their Black Girl Trailblazers. Click here to watch! It’s really a remarkable feeling to get these moments of validation, to remind me of my purpose and my path. I don’t take any of…
Inside My #AfrobellaORS Event — So Grateful For This Special Evening!
In many ways, 2017 was a challenging year for me. I know I’m far from alone in that fact but now that I can truly look back on the year that was, I realize the levels of trials and tribulations that surrounded me. Too often in 2017, I let tough times to pull me under….
Afrobella on Windy City LIVE — Beauty Products to Keep You Looking Cool this Summer
I always say that this career is a never-ending exercise in rising to the occasion. I have been avoiding TV for years, because of my own fear and anxiety and self-consciousness. For years. I’ve been asked to appear on many a program and always found some reason why it wouldn’t be a good idea or…
Be a Jewel – In Honor of Jewel Figueras
This month we suffered a tremendous loss in the multicultural blogging community. If you knew Jewel Figueras, count yourself amongst the lucky. She was a great friend to so many of us, beloved by all who encountered her smile, her laugh, her welcoming warmth. Jewel = LOVE. Her blog was called Jewel’s Fab Life and…
Going Home For Homecoming. Meet Me in Miami this Friday!
I’m gonna be honest, y’all. 2016 has been a lot. Life lessons on top of learning experiences. Trials and tribulations, peaks and valleys. This year I planned to celebrate my 10th anniversary in August. I had all sorts of plans, design partnerships and events, I was invited on a special trip that month — so…
10 Years of Afrobella! Reflections on My Decade of Beauty and Natural Hair Blogging
I can remember exactly what I was doing 10 years ago this week. The memories are so vivid. 10 years ago this week, we were living in a townhouse in Kendall, Florida. I worked as assistant calendar editor for the local alt-weekly. I was bursting with ideas of my own, but always on assignments…