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So, before you pack your entire closet full of hair products, check out our tips to make your holiday season and hair just right. Start your routine ahead of time Start your routine ahead of time As many black women don’t wash their hair daily, you can get a headstart on your hair care routine by cleansing and conditioning your hair a day or two before traveling is scheduled. This will prevent you from bringing shampoo and conditioner if your trip is just for a few days....

** When it comes to travel hair tools, size definitely matters. Especially if you’re going by air, where weight restrictions are a thing. And we get it—packing light is a skill yet to be assimilated by many (guilty!), so we’ll take all the help we can get. Thankfully, our favorite tools now come in handy travel-sized versions that get the job done on the go, without the added bulk. Scroll on for a few of our favorites:...

Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce: When you said feelings I’d heard that old song in my head. Feelings feelings were in, remember that? Stephanie Domet: Whoa whoa whoa feeling, that one? Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce: Exactly. It’s the cliché cheesy song, it’s the ultimate cheesy song right. Feelings is a go-to for mindful. When we did our Getting Started series in 2014, it was very important to us that. Very early on we addressed working with emotions....

1. Mindfulness Mindfulness is the bedrock of breaking bias. It is the act of noticing or becoming aware of what is happening in the heart, mind, and body at the moment of contact with another person. Toni Morrison famously said, “Race is the least reliable information you can have about someone. It’s real information, but it tells you next to nothing.” Yet, even in 2020, I often get asked, “Where are you from?...

It’s the lovely time of year where it’s COLD and I have to motivate myself to go outside to get into my car. My daughter even told me she just doesn’t like January because it’s too cold and just NOT fun :). Hilarious! Seriously though, I dislike getting into a cold car and having to drive for 15 minutes before it’s warm enough to turn on my heater. Here’s where you get to let your hubby know just how much you love him!...