• My Name is Stephanie and I’m a hair junkie

    I have been experimenting for the past few weeks trying to find some balance and energy and to figure out exactly what my body is likes. I have been researching and looking at the benefits of different products. I have learned a lot. While  I’m not an expert in cosmetology, or diets, I’m doing my…

  • Being Sure: When is it REALLY love.

    I think I’ve been super cynical about love and yet in a sad twist, I sort of want to find it. I clearly seek male companionship, and sometimes that comes with emotions. I’ve honestly tried really hard to stay single for that past few years. Yet,somehow I always find myself playing the role of girlfriend…

  • The Hardest Thing To Do

    The Hardest thing in the world to do is change your frame of mind. It’s so HARD to start thinking differently.In my last post, I talked about Needing to make changes and challenging myself to do it. The first step in all of that is changing the way that I think. It is just soooo…

  • The Big Move To Seattle: Entry Two – Internet Hunting

    The hardest part of moving clear across the country is that you really cant get a feel for it from a distance. I know it’s a gorgeous city and that it frequently rains but that’s about it. I’ve been relying heavily on the internet to find a job, an apartment and a church. It’s frustrating…

  • The Big Move to Seattle: Entry One

    I recently decided that I was moving to Seattle. It was on a list of U.S. Cities that had low gini indices ( lower rates of income inequality and higher rates of racial mixing). I love Atlanta. I’ve lived here pretty much my whole life. I just want a change and I think that Seattle…

  • Dancing with Religion

    My cousin sent me a beliefs quiz. and i decided to post my results here. it’d interesting how many of these beliefs overlap. makes me wonder… but i’m dancing with a few ideas..

  • Keyboard Courage

    In american society we are so in love with Political correctness. We chastize people for saying what we are all thinking and we shame other countries for doing exactly what we are doing. Yet when sitting behind our computers, and enjoying the anonymity granted by the internet people show their true colors. I’m sure you’ve…

  • What’s So great about Black love? : Interracial Dating in America

    I find it problematic when people date outside their race because they believe that there is lack within it. I date outside my race because I believe that i can not limit my options if I want to find the best person for me. I date black men and white men and Asian men and…

  • AU NATUREL: GETTING DOWN WTIH MY FUNK

    Posted by Black in The Baystate on November 7, 2010 · 8 Comments Inspired by Black in The Baystate at I have decided to not only steal her intro but give you guys the dirty on my day-to-day funk. I read the NY Times after being tossed that way but the above mentioned blogtress and I am not so bothered…

  • Sex Survey

    ** okay loves! Thank you all for your responses via email and comment ( although it kinda kills the confidentiality business) I’m done collecting info 🙂 and I will be posting my data table in the next day of so ( nov 3 or 4 2010) I’m only doing it because I was asked by several…

  • Black Women and The Desegregation of Higher Education

    Before the 1940’s the options for higher education were very limited for African-American students; particularly in the segregated south. The United States federal infrastructure saw southern segregation as an embarrassment. Considering their status and the fight against communism they couldn’t afford to be looked down on by other Nations that they needed support from. The…

  • World Wide Civil Rights Movement

    Following the French Vogue Black Face layout and the Australian Black Face performance on the “Hey Hey Its Saturday” reunion and many disgraceful comments concerning President Obama by other world leaders its time to ask our selves whats really going on. Is it fashionable to play with the things that demeaned a people? does it…