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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Grow Your Hair With Patience and Consistency

 Gaining weight or developing health issues usually happen overtime. Whether it’s due to an unhealthy diet, pregnancy, illness, medication or lack of exercise, gaining weight doesn’t generally happen overnight and neither does heart disease or diabetes.  When we decide to lose weight, unfortunately it doesn’t just fall off and when we want to take control of our health issues, they don’t just disappear. Even if we change our diets and exercise, (depending on how much we gained), it usually takes significant time and effort to get back to a healthy weight or state of well-being. Keeping this in mind; think about your hair follicles. Think about the years and years of feeding it an unhealthy diet of toxic ingredients such as mineral oil, paraffin, petrolatum, sulfates, parabens, etc. Think of the chemicals in relaxers, dyes, shampoos and moisturizers we have fed our follicles, some of us for 20-30 years or more! What about all of the tugging with combing and brushing, or the heat when blow drying or curling. For some of us, there’s a wonder we have any hair at all.

Remember that beautiful, thick head of hair you had when you were younger; maybe it was thicker just last year! Then when looking at old pictures or styling your hair you notice it’s thinner, fragile, or just seems shorter than you remembered? Much like looking back at the pictures when you were three sizes smaller, you may not be able to pinpoint one thing that caused it, but it’s very likely that the lack of a healthy diet had something, if not everything to do with it.

If your hair is damaged; growing thinner, drier or fragile, chances are the scalp or follicles aren’t as healthy as they once were. Constant “abuse” or “neglect” may have caused your follicles to retard; to produce weaker strands and decelerate growth. The severity of the damage determines the intensity of the treatment; extreme cases may need  consistent, long-term TLC; using the “Super hair grow” moisturizer for a week, probably won’t work.  And, if the moisturizer contains the common hazardous ingredients listed above, it may be causing further damage. Chemical and traction alopecia (hair loss and thinning due to pulling the hair too tightly or using chemicals) may take an extended amount of time and effort to reverse, but I am a witness with a testimony that says consistent TLC can make a world of difference.

If your follicles are severely damaged and you are in a battle to restore them, it may take months before any progress is noticed. Your follicles may need to heal and rejuvenate before there is a noticeable difference in the strands. Think of someone with insulin dependent diabetes; if they change their diet and follow all of their doctor’s instructions, it still takes time before insulin can be reduced; it may take many years before a person no longer has to depend on insulin (if ever).  Regardless of how long it takes to see results, you know that a nutrient rich diet and developing healthy habits will render better results than that of preservatives, parabens, fats, sulfates, sodium, mineral oil, sugar, or petrolatum!  So be patient with your follicles make sure you are consistent with providing a nutritious diet so that your follicles have a chance to heal, rejuvenate and thrive! Even if you get frustrated and decide to wear a wig or weave; go ahead, but make sure you are still caring for your hair under them!

Sweet Nature by Eddie understands that healthy hair starts from a healthy scalp and nourished follicles, that’s why each product is packed full of vitamins, minerals and herbs. As you are washing your hair it’s reaping the benefits of amazing ingredients that not only hydrate the hair, but heal the scalp. When conditioning the hair, the scalp is stimulated helping blood flow. And each time you use one of the four moisturizers, you are feeding your follicles an optimal diet for rejuvenation for the follicles; energizing them so they can do their job to produce healthy hair strands.

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