After tackling an Ask Afrobella, it’s always great to catch up with the person who wrote to me with a question. The questioning bella formerly known as “C” replied to the encouraging comments all of you left on the A Most Unique Ask Afrobella post. Here’s that comment in its entirety, in case you missed…
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A Most Unique Ask Afrobella
I keep an open mind and an open heart in general, and I hope you all know — readers of all ethnicities, hair textures, beliefs, and genders are welcomed warmly here at Afrobella. I think we can all learn from and support each other. I certainly learned alot in trying to answer this Ask Afrobella…
Afrobella Asks You — Hair Help for Little Dreads
Awwww. Look at this poor little guy. His mama has written me with an Ask Afrobella question that leaves me at a loss. Maybe you bellas out there can help? Here goes… HELP!!! I urgently need your help or the help of the community!!! My 9 yr old son (who has had locks since birth)…
Ask Afrobella – Fro Advice For Trini Bellas
I moved away from my homeland of Trinidad and Tobago a decade ago, and I really can’t believe it’s been that long. In that time, I graduated from college twice, met and married my husband, got a job, started this here blog, and managed to practically lose my Trini accent around non-Caribbean folks, (I feel…
Ask Afrobella — Growing Up Afrobella
I got a question last month that made me smile. Here tis — Hi Afrobella, First off let me say I love your site and can’t get enough of it every day. I have a toddler who just turned four and I decided yesterday that instead of straightening her hair and putting lots of barrettes…
Ask Afrobella — A $5 Makeover??
If you’ve been on this Afrobella journey with me for any length of time, hopefully you’ll realize — I am all about bellas on a budget. I believe that just about every woman wants to feel beautiful every now and then, whether they’re stacking lots of paper, or struggling to get by. These almost-recession days…
Ask Afrobella — Curly, Coily, Kinky, or Coarse
I had a really interesting experience recently. Picture this. It’s a Wednesday afternoon, I’d just finished my deadline for work. About to have a window of downtime before the cycle picks up again… Then my editor-in-chief calls and asks me to represent our newspaper on a panel at a meeting of the South Florida Black…
Ask Afrobella — That Furry Feeling
I am ashamed at how long it’s taken me to slog through these Ask Afrobellas. I need an intern! I am literally drowning in e mail. Mea maxima culpa, bellas who have asked questions in 2008. I will make it up to you! Here’s one I’ve been meaning to get to from a regular reader….
Worth A Click
Here’s a random assortment of the Afrobella-related issues I’ve been meaning to address… One Door Opens Where Another Door Closes — Today at 1 p.m., New York Governor Designate David Paterson will be sworn in before the State Legislator, effectively ending Eliot Spitzer’s in-office shame spiral. Thus far, the result of this whole incident has…
Ask Afrobella — Help For the Shiny Bella
For some of us, it’s a perennial problem. For others, it crops up when the weather grows warmer and humidity rises in the air. An attack of the shinies is never cute, and it’s very common among women of color. Here’s a recent Ask Afrobella question about what we in Trinidad call “fry bake syndrome.”…