I have a long list of books to read this summer and I’ll try at least to read half of them now that the pressure of school days are over. I’ve started with the book by Lori Tharps, Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain. Lori Tharps has [...]

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[ ”Read my Lips” - Lester.
I go to the library quite often and next door to it there is a thrift shop where I sometimes go to browse children toys and specially black dolls which are quite hard to find. I’ve seen the most amazing stuff [...]

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A while ago there was quite a commotion after a new line of black Barbie dolls appeared on the market. The discussion was about whether they were “black enough” specially regarding their hair. Many complained that the doll’s hair was too straight, more like Caucasian hair than African American hair. [...]

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Not so long ago, I wrote about the meaning of the term “the kitchen” among African Americans and that the kitchen as a room was a place for black women to meet to do their hair and also to chat and share their friendship. The barbershop is the equivalent for men [...]

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