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Up close view of Susan's Boyfriend Loves Her Afro It's quite an over dramatic notion- the way women obsess about beauty- whether it's makeup, body image, and age. It has gotten to the point of shallow ridiculousness due to media ploy. Yet hair roots are another story entirely nowadays, especially African Americans fighting a raging battle between staying naturally beautiful or getting the sleek, kink stripping perm. Keep in mind, men never have to obsess with image as much as women do. They're allowed to keep their hair in any way, in any style while women resort to spending tons on weaves, relaxers, perms, and extensions to appear "attractive" and in turn, cruelly punishing natural sisters for not following suit. Based on true accounts of a turbulent upbringing (was given the ugly nickname "Carpet" in school), the tragedy of African American women despising free style wearers and going as far as publicly criticizing and embarrassing them...

An incredibly fun night for the last First Friday spectacular in downtown Dayton. From jewelry to handbags, paintings, and ornaments galore- many amazing potential gifts from local artisans were on display. The jewelry was to die for! All of this popping bling for the ears and neck at prices lower than an upscale retail jewelry store. After sightseeing at DVAC, I explored one of my favorite downtown places, Cachet G, an upscale international boutique/gallery- where I got this necklace so long ago! Yvette Louise Walker Dalton, the artist for the month was inspired by her trip to South Africa. Look at the shapes and bold colors of these expressive faces! One customer was mighty pleased with his purchase of a beautiful King Tut statue. There is such a great downtown spot! The kind shopkeeper sells masks and objects from various parts of the globe- notably Africa as well as fashionable wear, jewelry, shea butters, soaps, and the Carol's Daughter line! Batiks! And before leaving out of ...