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MOVEMBER HAS COME!
Take a listen to Gorillaz as you read these facts about men’s health: “The average life expectancy for men is five years less than women (presently 77 years old compared to 82)” “1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.” “Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American…
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Men, HPV and Gardasil
As you may have heard, yesterday the CDC released a recommendation encouraging young men and boys to get the HPV vaccine. HPV can lead to genital warts but otherwise may have no noticeable set of symptoms. Up until this point, the vaccine has only been marketed towards young women and girls to prevent cervical cancer.…
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Let Love Rule!
Just listen!
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mane man: Pasha
Here at mane man we’re all about the hair. When I first met this guy I thought that he had awesome curly hair (and quite the sense of humor). I’m happy to introduce you to Pasha! Read a little bit about his experience with his curly mane and what he does to maintain his ‘do. …
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What’s been your biggest hair challenge?
For some people the biggest challenge of dealing with their hair is trying new styles and learning how to manipulate your hair to get it to do what you want. I think that’s true for both men and women and has certainly been a part of my struggle, but for me the largest challenge I…
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Curly Nikki visits NYC!
This past Thursday NYC had the honor of hosting Ms. Curly Nikki herself! Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the Mizani sponsored event earlier in the evening but I had to check out the after party at Pranna Restaurant. I met a lot of wonderful (and incredibly smart) people and had a great time. It…
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Sarwan Singh: Longest Beard in the World!
This man’s (Sarwan Singh) beard is over 7 feet long…maybe everyone should ask him about length retention, eh? Here’s a vid from his appearance on Regis and Kelly. The intro music is killing me! LOL
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Natural Hair = Unprofessional? NEVER!
From time to time people ask me if my hair has hindered me in my career. The short answer is no (at least, not yet). But, I think it’s a bit more complicated than that. I think there are several things to consider when one decides to wear their curly/kinky hair. While I have run…
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Down to the Natural Hair Nitty Gritty
Ok, I know this isn’t exactly “polite conversation” but since I started growing my hair out my shower drain stays clogged. Now I try to use as many natural products as possible and initially I tried de-clogging the drain with a mix of baking soda and vinegar and it worked alright BUT something told me…
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An Open Letter to the Natural Hair Community
One of the reasons I started this blog was because of all of the support I had received from women in the natural hair community. Over the past few years I have gotten a lot of support from women in the movement and I’ll always be grateful for that. Although I have had a different…
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