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Remind myself that half the journey is knowing that life is a journey - waiting is a chance to take stock, and carry on.
The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you’re in the pit together, are the best years of your life. I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.
-Barbara Corcoran
(Click on the title for the full story and footage) A video on black women’s decision to embrace their naturally kinky hair, rather than use chemical straighteners by Zina Saro-Wiwa.
I celebrate this journey this Madaraka Day - self governance of one’s own hair
(Below - Celebrating My Own Hair in Spring 2011)

I am so proud to deliver the text of this commencement address. Shining Hope For Communities(SHOFOCO) through Odede, his partner Jess Posner and their global supporters reminds us of the self-reliance that Madaraka Day, June 1 2012 stands for and calls us to action. It was a commencement address not to be missed. 
…the Afro-fusion quartet from Nairobi greeted the morning birds and joggers with a version of its recent single, “Love or Leave.”…
…the Afro-fusion quartet from Nairobi greeted the morning birds and joggers with a version of its recent single, “Love or Leave.”…
Glad this is finally here - go girl!
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The brand NEW Nguwe Video from @nomisupasta
How many people can Manhattan hold? The New York Times explores the capacity of the iconic island and the ongoing efforts to expand it.