What happens when those plaits you love to rock cause mad itching, burning, and tenderness on your scalp? On 100, you may be allergic to your braids.
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Your Social Distancing Survival Guide
We are going to get through this together. By Ava Marshall As of Monday, March 30, 2020, the United States has nearly 141,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and 2,405 deaths. This new infection has shaken the world, commanding us to stop our normal day-to-day and practice social distancing […]
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Not OK? Find Help in a Click.
When now 18-year-old mental health advocate Hannah Lucas was 15, she along with her younger brother Charlie, created an app that helps those who are in need and allows them to say, “I’m not OK.” Words and Photos** By Brianna Moné Check on your strong friend. Check on your stressed-out friend. Check on your happy […]
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When the Most Wonderful Time of the Year … Isn’t
By Brianna Moné If you’ve experienced the loss of a loved one, your parents’ divorce, or another change in your family dynamic, it can be hard to navigate what’s supposed to be the happiest season of all. Turn to this guide whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed with emotions and not sure how you’ll make it through […]
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I’m 16 and I have Crohn’s Disease. Here’s Why I Finally Decided to Share My Story.
“Although Crohn’s is a rare disease, people all around the world have it, and I know what it feels like to feel like you can’t tell people because they just wouldn’t understand.”
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Haile Thomas on Frontin’ for the ‘Gram: “Often on Social Media, We Can Put on Masks.”
Looking at Haile Thomas’s Instagram — a gorgeously curated assemblage of #veganfoodgoals with pics of her at celebrity events and of her travels across the globe thrown in for good measure — you might imagine that the 16-year-old behind it has things all figured out. Just take a look at a few of her many […]
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Breaking the Cycle: Chuckin’ Deuces to Period Stigma, Becoming an Advocate, and Getting the Conversation, Well, Flowing
Although more than half of the world’s population bleeds down there every month, talking about menstruation is still considered taboo. But you can help squash all that — read on to find out how. By Princess Gabbara When’s the last time you talked about your period — like really talked about your period? You know, […]
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The Republicans’ War on Women Still Rages
Let’s keep things all the way 100. What went down on the hill today (Jan. 5) was a straight up attack on women’s health and reproductive rights. House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that Republicans will completely defund Planned Parenthood as a part of their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (AKA “Obamacare”), leaving a […]
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Stay Woke + Well
It’s been less than 24 hours (at the time of publishing) since Donald Trump — a racist, homophobic, Islamaphobic, liar — became the president-elect. Witnessing this campaign, along with countless other race-based traumas that have been captured on video, gone viral, and sparked national and international outrage over the past few years, can be psychologically […]
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“I Had This Disease That Nobody Understood”
With 1 in 500 African Americans living with sickle cell, chances are you probably know someone who has been affected by it.
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