i just found out that today (and every 2nd wednesday of each month) is officially "HAPPY BLACK GIRL DAY"!!! #geeked. and my first HBGD post is dedicated to all my natural sis's around! (i'm not discriminating...just showing favoritism*sticks tongue out*)this pa
st saturday, i participated in a natural hair photo shoot. it was orchestrated by my homegirl Zuri J. (brilliant mind, by the way) who told us (and i'll paraphrase, with my own words...lol) she "wanted to see something 'different' and that most hair mags just glorify relaxed hair and weaves. she wanted to see a beautiful collage of black girls in our true essence, NAPPY!"i totally agreed...and looked around at the girls who were also in the shoot proudly, because of the fact that we all embraced our nappiness, our naturalness. i think loving and
embracing EVERYTHING about yourself is the first step to changing the world (yes, the world) ***see previous post about hair and soul connection*** once a girl can fully love herself we can also encourage others to do the same. and i've been looking around, and not that everyone doesn't need it but, black girls DEFINITELY need that self love... but it starts with 1...you...so every 2nd wednesday of the month black girl, wake up in the morning, let your hair down, run your fingers through those naps and say: i am a beautiful, happy black girl...happy to be nappy...happy to be me...
embracing EVERYTHING about yourself is the first step to changing the world (yes, the world) ***see previous post about hair and soul connection*** once a girl can fully love herself we can also encourage others to do the same. and i've been looking around, and not that everyone doesn't need it but, black girls DEFINITELY need that self love... but it starts with 1...you...so every 2nd wednesday of the month black girl, wake up in the morning, let your hair down, run your fingers through those naps and say: i am a beautiful, happy black girl...happy to be nappy...happy to be me...peace and love
