Photo: August de Richellieu/Pexels Our cultural/family heritage is our identity and encompasses the many facets of our life. Mothers, the classic matriarchs and consummate guardians provide the family with its social, emotional and moral stability foundation. In addition, ensuring the younger generations know and appreciate their family history, along with fathers and other family members….
Photo:@pixaby/Nappy.co Though the Wind Rush Generation’s legacy is one of contribution, struggle and positive change to British society, rarely talked about are the specific problems associated with the separation between parents and children during their exodus. For the children left behind or those sent to the Caribbean to live with family. For some the separation…
Sisterhood is a second family of our choosing and is invaluable to our well-being mentally and physically. A black woman’s relationship with her sisters, be it, a business group, womanist group, or best friends, are effective and successful because they share a racial identity and history, which creates a truly empathic, unconditional bond. Feeling comfortable…
Makeup has its advocates and its critics. Referred to by its French origin ‘maquillage’; British slang ‘war paint’ and cockney slang ‘slap’ (the latter two, heavily applied). Notwithstanding the adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, the assisted beauty of makeup is a blessing, though not a marker of beauty. The Good As…
A truism if ever there was one is the adage “Good fences make good neighbours”. Its obvious benefits are, of course, safety, privacy and curb appeal. But in our case, no fencing affected easy accessibility and vulnerability of boundary invasion on several fronts, specifically: Bamboo Pilfering The abundance of bamboo bordering our frontage was a…
Wellness is a preventative, holistic, intentional, active process. The practice of personal choices towards the pursuit of activities and lifestyle for good health and well-being to enable living a longer happier life. Two 50+ black inspirational women whose wellness journey has brought them into the limelight are: Ernestine Shepherd, an 86-year-old American woman who is…
I started my hair journey in 2020 not as a process of self-discovery or liberation, but due to severe breakage. Coincidently, also recovering from an illness, I had an ‘aha’ moment, to utilize recuperation to cease relaxing and dyeing my hair to give it a break and try to remedy the damage. The adage a…
The largest cultural festival in the Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival is a flamboyant feast of hedonism, where partying is the name of the game taken to the hilt of abandon in enjoying oneself. Who would not want a piece of that pie? With stress and worries left behind, the festival is driven by the…
Hot flushes are the bane of women’s lives and one of the early signs of the onset of menopause. But, though menopause experiences are similar, it can differ depending on the individual. This major physical transition period is when women run out of the functioning eggs she was born with and her ovaries’ reduction in…
The New Year is generally eagerly anticipated with a sense of hope, enthusiasm and positivity it will be better than the last. It is regarded as an ideal time of new beginnings to embark on challenging ourselves to change by way of resolutions made with fervor. We have all been there, promising to exercise more;…