Open Letter to My Fellow Naturals

As I have been developing my Hair Confidence platform I thought it would be only right to reach out to my fellow naturals and aspiring naturals in an open letter to hopefully encourage and help open up and fight any negative thoughts and feelings you may have about your natural hair and any feelings of
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Let’s Talk About Making Moves (OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT)

If you are signed up to receive my weekly Humble Uplifts (which you should be!) you were privy to recently learn a little about my new venture of sorts… It all started with an ah ha moment I had last April at the final screening of our No More Chains Documentary Tour in Norfolk, VA.
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Catch Me as a Panelist on a New Series!

I’m excited to officially announce my part in a new faith discussion series, called Fellowship. This is a 7 part series that aims to break the taboo of discussing challenges of being a believer; and also provide a platform for believers to openly discuss their challenges and find encouragement via social media. The pilot, “Can
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Issa Life Reflection: Be Grateful for Early Mornings

I’m so grateful to be able to wake up in pure peace. It doesn’t happen everyday, but when it does, it makes for a great start to my day and often my week. It’s in the ripe hours of the morning that I’m at my greatest peace and in alignment with my spirit, purpose, and
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10 Things You Can Do NOW to Give Your Mind a Break

I find self care to be immensely important to operate from a place of overflow rather than an empty tank. If you’re someone who has an extremely difficult time taking time away to focus on your self care the way that you should I have something I wanna suggest to help you start small. Hopefully this
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How to Stay Hopeful During Valentine’s Season

Being a single woman more often than not on Valentine’s day my perspectives towards the man made holiday have evolved over the years. What started out as the dream of the perfect boyfriend/husband taking me out on a not so typical date where we dress up and eat great food or stay in and cook
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It’s Time to Dig Deeper, Be Decisive & Doubt Less

Happy New Year! I’m so excited that this is my first post of the new year and I hope that everyone has been doing well! I don’t know about you, but I still cannot believe it’s 2017 already! However, I am happy to be back on the blog, sharing some great news, motivation, and encouragement as we reset and
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To Be Seen. To Be Heard. To Be Understood.

For those of you who may not know, I’m a Full Time Substitute Teacher at a High School. While I was at work a couple weeks ago, one of my co-workers looked at me as she came to cover a period for a class that I was subbing for, so I could take a break.
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Say YES & Pass The Gratitude On

If you’re subscribed to my weekly Humble Uplifts Newsletter you remember that two weeks ago I shared my Music Motivation that featured “I’ll Just Say Yes” by Brian Courtney Wilson. I shared that the lyrics of this song always give me life and can pull me out of any troubling moment when I’m low on energy
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What is Your Why?

I like to believe that it’s not very productive to try to tackle life without something that reminds you why you desire to teach, help others in need, develop that non-profit organization, mentor the youth, or whatever you desire to do to impact change. Whatever your purpose is, it’s impossible to create a plan without
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