Hey braidlockers

Can we all get some understanding... what is it: braidlocks, bradelocks or braidlocs....Let the battle begin! It's gonna go to the death...of the other vernacular terms for this hair style. lmao



BTW...its funny to know that when you type in Braidlocks (or whatever) in Google images...A cock-eyed picture of me shows up! lol sad!

Ms. ChloeBee is back!

BTW I just love her..That's all~

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From Kenya to Kansas by Denise Campbell

One Vote By Bisa Butler

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Emma Amos, ZORA’S CHILDREN, 26 x46“, collagraph with etching

Equals,1992

Emma Amos (b. 1938) Sand Tan, ca. 1980

(yes dreads in the corner)

Hey all!!!

I know I'm checking back in and it's been a long time....So much for my Brunsli move, ay! But I've been dealing with dreaded finals so I have some type of excuse. I'm sitting here while my booski is playing one of those video games...you know, one of those killing types. Its got all the most, savory concepts. Vulgar language, guns and blood spewing at every turn and giant worms. Oh goody... Times like this really make me realize just how much I despise these types of activity's.Why is killing via digital graphics a form of entertainment....But I digress...

How is everyone.

I'm well and my hair...The true reason for the blog, is doing very well. I'm really starting to love my hair. I've got shrinkage, a little bunching, a few awkward sized locks and all but I still can help but love them. I'm definitely OVER due for a re-tightening...But that's another story entirely. Due to all my other obligations I've really neglected a through haircare day! That will be soon trust and believe cause I've got to have about an inch of new growth! Love's it!!! Even though my hair is like honey I shrunk my massive fro'. Lol Conversely, a lot of people have commented on its growth and thickening...Me on the other hand would like to see a combo of both but whatev. They don't know what I've researched it to be and what it was to start....Wooo I still get shocked. I'm definitely all up in my hurre. I can't help it. It's so frickin cute and has little blondish peach fuzz...Which i used to despise; now with my locks its kinda cute! I'm just growing so much. Like nowadays I'm no longer pressed to make sure my hair is styled and some days i look a little "boyish" with my short fuzzy do', but my boyfriend has been supportive. He even told me the other day as we went out that I looked goregous and wearing my straight clean locks was how he like to see me best. Not all the bells and whistles. I think I still need more convincing but hey, I am a DIVA what can I say.

As for my art obsession I got a chance to go to this thing...Only the quintessential Black art community event THE Porter Colloquium! It's an event held by Howard Every year, speaks on the art progressions and challenges, debuts new and old greats of the field and highlights the accomplishments of an artist in the field. This year Ms. Emma Amos (inserted pictures above). Also all you DC residents and people who may visit the Washington DC you gotta check out two cool things! 1. You have got to go to the Scurlock Exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American art. 2. You all have go to Quilts of Obama, the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and the Women of Color Quilters Network have partnered with The Group for Cultural Documentation (TGCD) to present Quilts for Obama: An Exhibit Celebrating the Inauguration of our 44th President, opening Sunday, January 11, 2009, and continuing through January 31, 2009.

There are also so many more things to be looking out for in the art department but I will keep you all posted! Have a good one!

Feeling that black beauty!

I'm back ladies!!! And if there's gentleman you too!!! I'm trying to get my "Brunsli" on A.K.A I'm trying to be an avid Blogger! There's so many thing I want to journal, especially with my locks begin. Which reminds me I must include some pictures of me. Oh wait, I mean get a camera! Lol I use the computers at school like I don't have one right here. MAC's are magical though. Mind you I'm three months in the game so these should be pretty extensive. There's been so much progress within my hair! I never cease to be amazed at what my nappy hair can do! So many, too many cultures seem to be sub-consciously addicted to the euro-centric standard! But I've always adored every elements of my own culture. I remember being a little girl living in Bellevue, WA a suburb of Seattle and seeing this beautiful young black woman she had the best Afro I'd ever seen, which in general was kind of a rarity outside of my house and church. I remember randomly walking up to her and asking her how she got her hair that way...she giggled and said she washed it and told me my hair could do it too. I was so enamored from that day on! I love our hair and I wish we all did too. Anywho here's the pictures...Wow, that's a tangent!

These are regular phone (not even computer phone) pix . Sorry for the crappy resolution. Sorry, shoulda put them against paper.! Will do next time... the day they were done... at my house in DC; the day they were completed, Dec 21st

They're at their cute runty stage! I kinda liked this; I reaaaallllly missed my Afro volume though! Here I am visiting home...LA, at my sister's house; probably a week and a half after I did my hair initially. Excuse the boobage my sister is like 3sizes small then me but I'm in her "magical Lycra dress" ...as she calls it.

Here's pix from the inauguration. The best part of going to Howard University on the dawning of the first BLACK PRESIDENT is that you get the opportunity to experience alot of the hoopla first hand...and first hand we did. These are some more sorry depictions of the awesomeness that was the Inaugural Concert. Me and my girl Nikki had a blast. ( She's my other natural in our house, I keep trying to convince her to get her lock on....she's apprehensive, rightfully so!) This is us and the people, the people, the people. plus a little Washington Mt. the city was electric that weekend. we my sister and my boyfriend had a blast eating out. It was so crowded people sat with new random people at tables just to eat. needless to say only Barack could do that. i also met Blair Underwood in a random occurrence. all this culminated up to the Inauguration of our 44Th president Barack Obama. I'm just truly blessed to be able to experience it. I also attended the inaugural celebration...that experience is another blog entire in itself. I'll give you all the good, the bad, and the certainly ugly of that event. LOL

Here's some videos of my last couple months. i love the freedom of my Braidlocks and honestly, I'm proud when people ask if there Sisterlocks. i smile and say, " no. actually their Braidlocks..." and go into my whole educational spiel!