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Afrobella’s Book List – Caribbean Literary Edition

April 28, 2020 by afrobella 15 Comments

Afrobella’s Book List – Caribbean Literary Edition

Here are some recent books that have been inspiring me that are on my current reading list, all new Caribbean literature — specifically fiction from & about Trinidad and Tobago. My homeland!

Filed Under: Books, Randomness, Reviews Tagged With: authors, books, reading, Reviews

7 of My Favorite, Must Own, Would Recommend Cookbooks (That Are ALL Written By Women)!

June 19, 2018 by afrobella 15 Comments

7 of My Favorite, Must Own, Would Recommend Cookbooks (That Are ALL Written By Women)!

Generally speaking as my weekends go, Saturday is for play and Sunday is for prep. Sunday is the day to settle down and gear up for Monday. I use my Sundays to recharge, to reconnect, and to plan out the details of my week to come from blog posts to meetings to what I’m cooking…

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Filed Under: Food, Issues, Life Tagged With: books, cookbooks, cooking, food, gift ideas

My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera Is the Children’s Book I Wish I Had as a Kid

May 30, 2018 by afrobella 9 Comments

My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera Is the Children’s Book I Wish I Had as a Kid

That moment when you encounter a book that’s a true keeper. That moment when you read a book you wish you had as a child, or wish you had written yourself. I felt all of that, the first time I beheld My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera. It’s just so beautiful. The…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair, Issues Tagged With: afro art, Afrobella Art, afrobella interview, Art, authors, books, children's books, Cozbi, Interviews, natural hair, natural hair care, the afrobella interview

My Brown Babies — Denene Millner Shares Parenting Tips & Creates Children’s Books, For Us, By Us

March 14, 2017 by afrobella 2 Comments

My Brown Babies — Denene Millner Shares Parenting Tips & Creates Children’s Books, For Us, By Us

Denene Millner sits high on the list of women I admire. Denene is beautiful, smart, warm-hearted, generous, genuine, an amazing wife and incredible mom, a prolific and well published writer and creator of one of the most thoughtful and sincere blogs on black parenting, MyBrownBaby.com. She is the author of 25 New York Times bestselling…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: authors, Blog Sister Love, books, children's books, Denene Millner, My Brown Baby

You Deserve – the Grandbaby Cakes Recipe Book

October 19, 2015 by afrobella 13 Comments

You Deserve – the Grandbaby Cakes Recipe Book

In retrospect, I realize my personal, hands-on history with cake making is limited and somewhat problematic. All of my memories entail crowded kitchens and being aware of my lack of skills. Every Christmas in Trinidad, we would gather in the kitchen to make the traditional Trinidadian black cake. The cake is rich and dark with…

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Filed Under: Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: baking, Blog Sister Love, books, cookbooks, cooking, food, Grandbaby Cakes, Jocelyn Delk-Adams, Reviews, You Deserve

The Miss Jessie’s Book Tour– All About Supporting Miko and Celebrating Titi Branch

April 2, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

The Miss Jessie’s Book Tour– All About Supporting Miko and Celebrating Titi Branch

Back in 2006 when I started Afrobella, the natural hair scene was just beginning to form. There was no social media yet, there were a few bloggers and a lot of online forums and Fotki posts (seriously, before Instagram and Tumblr, there was Fotki). There were a few natural hair brands that had big buzz…

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Filed Under: Featured, Hair, Pop Culture Tagged With: books, Events, Miko Branch, miss jessies, Pop Culture, Titi Branch

In Case You Need a New Copy of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings…

March 26, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

In Case You Need a New Copy of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings…

There’s a reason why Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the #1 best seller in American poetry on Amazon. This book has made an impact on so many. Since its release in 1970, it has changed lives, saved lives, inspired new writers to pick up a pen or a computer keyboard to…

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Filed Under: Featured, Life, Pop Culture, Reviews Tagged With: books, maya angelou, oprah, oprah winfrey, Pop Culture

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