July 21, 2011 /
Deborah Gabriel
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BOOKS, NATURAL BLACK WOMAN
The Science of Black Hair lives up to the promise of its title in every way – because it is an in-depth, scientific guide to caring for afro textured hair. At 8×10, 240 pages long and written in double columns, this is a hefty piece of work that clearly took years to research and write….
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July 20, 2011 /
Deborah Gabriel
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NATURAL BLACK WOMAN
Whether due to skin or scalp irritation or greater consciousness about the potential dangers of some chemicals, more and more black women are seeking out organic products for their hair, and cosmetics companies are blatantly exploiting this demand by misrepresenting their products through deceptive marketing strategies. According to French hair and beauty products company L’Oréal,…
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May 18, 2011 /
Deborah Gabriel
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
A Facebook page entitled: LSE Home of the Racist Academic. Say No; launched following the publication of an article in Psychology Today, by LSE
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March 31, 2011 /
Deborah Gabriel
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BOOKS
Nigger for Life is an insightful anthology of poems that both document and articulate Hall’s experience as a black man in the U.S and in an uncompromising and unapologetic style of delivery, asserts that you cannot escape the confines of race, hence the title of the book. When I first glanced at the book’s cover…
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March 1, 2011 /
Deborah Gabriel
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BOOKS
Public journalism seeks to encourage a more citizen-engaged press that increases the involvement of ordinary people with issues of public
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