gift guide 2017
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Holidazed? Maiysha’s Guide to Last-Minute Gift Giving
True-confession time: When it comes to presents, I’m a procrastinator. Honestly, I’m terrible—especially these days, when The Glow Up gets most of my attention and energy. While some started holiday shopping back in October, I let both Black Friday and Cyber Monday pass by without batting an eyelash. But here we are, a week before…
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Don’t Sleep! Gifts for the Newly Woke on Black (AF) Friday
Let’s just keep it real: The newly converted, whether they be Muslims or Masons, AKAs or vegans … can be totally exasperating when they see “the light.” In the case of the freshly woke, that light is noire, and it manifests in tried-and-true platitudes like, “Black is beautiful,” “Natural hair is fabulous” or “Resistance is…