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Four Things to Do While Visiting Mexico as a Tourist

May 9, 2017 1 Comment
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I recently went to Mexico for two trips – one for work and the other for a friend’s birthday. So I thought I’d share 7 things to do in Mexico as a tourist. This is a two part blog post […]

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Hiking in the Everglades with Outdoor Afro Miami

January 23, 2017 No Comments
Outdoor Afro Miami, Everglades, Long Pine Key Nature Trail

Last weekend I had the chance to go hiking in the Everglades with the Miami chapter of a Black nature group called Outdoor Afro. As adventurous as I like to think I am, I have to admit that I was […]

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LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics Review: Rose Jam Shower Gel & Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner

January 11, 2017 No Comments
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics Review

I first heard of LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics when the story of how one unlucky user dyed her skin a florescent pink circulated around the internet last year. At the time, I thought, I’m definitely going to stay away from that product. […]

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Affordable Post-Holiday Beauty Regime

January 4, 2017 No Comments
Post-Holiday Skin Regime, Drug store beauty regime, drug store beauty products, how to take care of skin after the holidays, SheaMoisture's African Black Soap Clarifying Mud Mask

The holiday season is always full of time with family and friends and even more time eating and drinking. And while this may start off relatively harmless, after a few weeks of overindulging, my skin looks miserable. I have sensitive […]

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The Republican National Convention from the Rearview

July 22, 2016 No Comments
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It’s official! Donald Trump and Mike Pence are now the Republican Party’s ticket to run for the White House. FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOMINATION! #TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/E6ZtVjSQZa — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2016 The Republican National Convention was a […]

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White Chocolate Drizzled Brookie Cupcakes

July 13, 2016 No Comments
White Chocolate Drizzle Brookie Cupcakes, brookies, how to make a brookie, what to do with Golden Oreo, what is a brookie, brookie closeup

My sweet tooth has been out of control these last few days. It may or may not have something to do with the Fourth of July cupcakes that we made a few days ago but I’ve decided to embrace it! […]

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  • I think it means the most to my students to see themselves reflected in the cover of books, sometimes for the first time. Or for the first time with relevancy and meaning. I’m excited to provide that to them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I really care a lot about how they feel about it. And reading in general to me just means getting to share your story and that’s kind of what it’s all about. Right? Like this whole thing—life. It’s just story telling and that’s the meaning of life to me. // @katiemcsmelly #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • So, this brown girl is so important. One, she looks like me. She really looks like me. I wish I had on the red lip today! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But she represents me, she represents my sisters, she represents my mother, she represents my aunts. It’s so powerful to see her image on book cases, on Amazon, on Barnes and Noble because we often don’t see ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Reading is fundamental! I know y’all heard that one. But it’s so true. We learn so much. Reading can take us to a far off place. It can help us realize some of our thoughts, our fears. And in some cases it helps us heal too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Reading has been a really helpful tool. And I feel like if I use the word tool, it’s almost an understatement. But it certainly has helped me throughout my life for various reasons. // Felice L. #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • It matters that there’s a brown girl on the cover of a book because you never see brown girls on covers of books. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And not only is it a brown girl, but it is a dark-skinned brown girl and that’s super important because you usually see people like me and you don’t see people like this. So, I think it’s just really beautiful. And shout out to the hoop earrings too! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Books are everything especially when you choose to read them yourself because in school there are so many restrictions around what we can actually read and what we absorb. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And you rarely see people like this enter [books at] libraries and our schools. Just having access to something like this is super important because it furthers your world view. // @ashluckyyy #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • OMG time is flyyyiiinngg!!! 😱 Dear Haiti, Love Alaine comes out in less than two weeks! Have you preordered yet? Swipe through for a Dear Haiti teaser! ☺️
  • What it means for me to see a Black girl on the cover is that I’m immensely drawn to the book—I don’t care what it’s about. I’m probably going to pick it up and I’m gonna at least read it. If it’s not my genre, I’ll push through anyway just because I love this so much. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Books mean everything to me. They’re my world. They were my escape. I was a pretty nerdy and awkward kid and still a pretty nerdy and awkward adult. And books just help me to feel things that I need to feel and they say things I need to say.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The book that meant the most to me when I was a little kid, honestly, was Little Women. I loved that book because I wanted sisters. But I didn’t grow up at a time where there were a lot of really any books with Black females on the cover. And so that would’ve meant a lot to me. So this book and other books like it are important so READ! // @librarianbarbie #DearHaitiLoveAlaine⠀
  • Have you seen? Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is in @Essence Magazine’s September Global Issue! What an honor 😍 Be sure to preorder your copy today!
  • The cover of DEAR HAITI, LOVE ALAINE features our protagonist Alaine front and center. She is unapologetically black and beautiful! And it got us thinking: what does it mean to have a brown girl on the cover of a book? So we set out on a mini-quest where we asked a few women just that. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing their answers. Stay tuned!⠀
  • Scallions are the base for creating epis, the seasoning that gives Haitian food its distinct & delicious flavor. 😋 Today on the blog we’re talking how to make epis & rounding up some of our fave recipes from around the web. Hit the Culture link in our bio for more!
  • Have you checked out all of the #DearHaitiLoveAlaine stops? If we’ll be in your city, we’d love to see you! Also, swipe through for a peek at highlights from the book 📕

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  • I think it means the most to my students to see themselves reflected in the cover of books, sometimes for the first time. Or for the first time with relevancy and meaning. I’m excited to provide that to them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I really care a lot about how they feel about it. And reading in general to me just means getting to share your story and that’s kind of what it’s all about. Right? Like this whole thing—life. It’s just story telling and that’s the meaning of life to me. // @katiemcsmelly #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • So, this brown girl is so important. One, she looks like me. She really looks like me. I wish I had on the red lip today! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But she represents me, she represents my sisters, she represents my mother, she represents my aunts. It’s so powerful to see her image on book cases, on Amazon, on Barnes and Noble because we often don’t see ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Reading is fundamental! I know y’all heard that one. But it’s so true. We learn so much. Reading can take us to a far off place. It can help us realize some of our thoughts, our fears. And in some cases it helps us heal too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Reading has been a really helpful tool. And I feel like if I use the word tool, it’s almost an understatement. But it certainly has helped me throughout my life for various reasons. // Felice L. #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • It matters that there’s a brown girl on the cover of a book because you never see brown girls on covers of books. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And not only is it a brown girl, but it is a dark-skinned brown girl and that’s super important because you usually see people like me and you don’t see people like this. So, I think it’s just really beautiful. And shout out to the hoop earrings too! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Books are everything especially when you choose to read them yourself because in school there are so many restrictions around what we can actually read and what we absorb. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And you rarely see people like this enter [books at] libraries and our schools. Just having access to something like this is super important because it furthers your world view. // @ashluckyyy #DearHaitiLoveAlaine
  • OMG time is flyyyiiinngg!!! 😱 Dear Haiti, Love Alaine comes out in less than two weeks! Have you preordered yet? Swipe through for a Dear Haiti teaser! ☺️
  • What it means for me to see a Black girl on the cover is that I’m immensely drawn to the book—I don’t care what it’s about. I’m probably going to pick it up and I’m gonna at least read it. If it’s not my genre, I’ll push through anyway just because I love this so much. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Books mean everything to me. They’re my world. They were my escape. I was a pretty nerdy and awkward kid and still a pretty nerdy and awkward adult. And books just help me to feel things that I need to feel and they say things I need to say.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The book that meant the most to me when I was a little kid, honestly, was Little Women. I loved that book because I wanted sisters. But I didn’t grow up at a time where there were a lot of really any books with Black females on the cover. And so that would’ve meant a lot to me. So this book and other books like it are important so READ! // @librarianbarbie #DearHaitiLoveAlaine⠀
  • Have you seen? Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is in @Essence Magazine’s September Global Issue! What an honor 😍 Be sure to preorder your copy today!
  • The cover of DEAR HAITI, LOVE ALAINE features our protagonist Alaine front and center. She is unapologetically black and beautiful! And it got us thinking: what does it mean to have a brown girl on the cover of a book? So we set out on a mini-quest where we asked a few women just that. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing their answers. Stay tuned!⠀
  • Scallions are the base for creating epis, the seasoning that gives Haitian food its distinct & delicious flavor. 😋 Today on the blog we’re talking how to make epis & rounding up some of our fave recipes from around the web. Hit the Culture link in our bio for more!
  • Have you checked out all of the #DearHaitiLoveAlaine stops? If we’ll be in your city, we’d love to see you! Also, swipe through for a peek at highlights from the book 📕
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