Nikki Giovanni was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, June 7, 1943 and is celebrating her 69th birthday today, so I am also celebrating her. She is a poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. Giovanni currently holds the title of Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech University and there are rumors that she will be returning to her alma mater Fisk University to teach English (I do hope so, I'd love to take a class under her tutelage). The only book of poetry of hers that I own is the one she wrote and dedicated to  Tupac Shakur entitled Love.  The books dedication speaks volumes: FOR TUPAC SHAKUR (1971-1996) a lover whose love was often deliberately misunderstood but who will live in the sun and the rains and whose name will echo through all the winds whose spirit will flower and who like Emmett Till and Malcolm X will be remembered by his people for the great man he could have become and most especially for the beautiful boy that he was My...

Today would have been the 94th birthday of Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, but she passed away sadly on December 3, 2000 after a battle with Cancer. Brooks was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2nd book of Poetry entitled, Annie Allen in 1950. She was also named Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress in 1985. We Real Cool THE POOL PLAYERS  SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We strike straight. We Sing sin. We  Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. This poem can be found in  The Bean Eaters. 

So I have began the Jamaican Castor Oil experiment as it is said to be a great tool in aiding hair growth. Since I am also using other products, not sure if I will be able to attribute hair growth to the castor oil, but we shall see. The 1st 4 photos are of Lady O, the 2nd 4 are of Lady C. The 1st photo of each set is just after washing, the 2nd of each set is after brushing, 3rd of each set is back of twist and last photo of each set is front of twist. I used bobby pins to keep the twist flat, something I saw Naptural85 do when she was performing a twist out. (you can google her name and you can get access to her You tube channel, she is awesome). Products used: Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl and Shine Shampoo  365 (Whole Foods Brand) unscented conditioner with added  Jamaican Black Castor oil  Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Style Milk with added Jamaican Black Castor oil  Queen Helen...

Sometimes we have to wade through the sea of jerks to get to the pearl of a man that's out there. Keep on wading.. BJ 5/31/02

This is the one I am using for me and the girls, I used: 16 ounces of Unrefined Shea Butter (I purchased from a vendor at the Nashville Farmers Market) 1 Heaping Tablespoon of Virgin Coconut Oil (purchased at Tj Maxx) 2 Teaspoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Trader Joes brand) 1 Tablespoon of Jojoba Oil (Dessert Essence brand purchased at Whole Foods) 1 Tablespoon of   Sunny Isle Extra Dark Jamaican Black Castor Oil (purchased through Amazon) 10 400 iu Vitamin E capsules (cut open and squirted in container, Whole Foods Brand) I made this concoction to send to my Mother and my little cousin in St. Louis, I used: 16 ounces Unrefined Shea Butter 2  Heaping Tablespoons Virgin Coconut Oil 2 Teaspoons of Sweet Almond Oil (I purchased this from Value City many moons ago) 2 Teaspoons fo Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon of Jojoba Oil 2 Tablespoons of Jamaican Black Castor Oil 10 400 iu Vitamin E capsules I used more of a few items in this product becau...

Today is March 1st and I've decided to start a new hair care regime and see how much my hair grows. I have been reading about some folks success with Jamaican Black Castor Oil, so I've decided to give it a try. I made a hair balm with it and I have mixed it in my conditioner, my shea moisture hair milk and I will also mix it with water and put in a spray bottle. Another blogger also talked about using Indian Healing Clay as a pre-poo treatment and I will also do that, prior to washing my hair which I only plan to do twice this month, today and on the 17th. I will also be trying the Castor Oil out on the girls, so look for our 1st pictures later tonight.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself Think not you can direct the course of love,  for love, if it finds you worthy directs your course Khalil Gibron