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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Relaxed Hair Needs TLC Too!

It seems as if everyone is going natural these days for different reasons, some because it's a trend or because of severe chemical damage, others for spiritual or health reasons. Whatever the Actual Before and After Picsreason, there are a ton of resources that cater to styling or caring for natural hair. But, not everyone is going natural, and not everyone wants to go natural, so for those that continue to relax their hair, here are a few tips to keeping your relaxed hair as healthy as possible.

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Do not over process your hair: Relax the hair no more than every 3 months or when there is a minimum of 1 inch of new growth.

Relax the new growth only: If you can't see in the back of your head, have someone else relax the back for you.

Follow instructions carefully: Relaxers are filled with extremely strong ingredients, be sure to make sure you are following instructions exactly. Do not leave the relaxer in for longer than the directions indicate; the longer you keep it in, the weaker your hair will be.

Do not double process the hair: Make sure you apply any chemicals at a minimum, two weeks post relaxers. This means dyes or extensions.

Cut down on heat usage: If you must use a heating appliance, do so on the lowest setting possible to get the desired results; If you can skip the blow dryer altogether.

Keep you ends healthy: The ends have been with us the longest, so they tend to have the most damage; make sure you are focusing on the ends when moisturizing and strengthening the hair.

Strengthening the hair: Relaxed hair is generally drier and weaker because the chemical kills the strongest part of our hair and diminishes the protein in our hair, so it is extremely important to deep condition relaxed hair regularly (weekly if possible). It's a great idea to follow up every touch up with a protein treatment such as Admire Protein Mask , or a deep conditioner such as Love.

 

Relaxed hair will benefit greatly from natural products because they tend to be healing and gentle. Using great products plus these basic tips to keeping your relaxed hair healthy will definitely lead to longer, stronger, relaxed hair. If you want a wonderful kit to combat the dryness and strengthen the hair, click HERE! for the kit for fine relaxed hair or HERE for medium to thick relaxed hair.

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