In our quest for natural hair products, it's only fitting that we come across natural hair accessories such as pillow cases, bonnets, turbans, and head wraps. For many of us, we find that African print is the way to go (because it is, duh). As you may or may not know, there are lots of head wrap companies out there, and one day - while Google searching "black owned head wrap companies" - I came across Loza Tam (on a website which I can't recall, at the moment) . I followed th

When labeling or identifying a woman, we all pretty much know what to expect. And there are 50 bajillion types of women in this world, so you could gather 50 people and they might all have a different picture in their head if you actually went ahead and asked them to think of a woman. I find that there is no need add any extra adjectives to validate my gender when identifying myself. But for some reason, as soon as someone mentions "Latina", three quarters of the world pictur

Hey guys! Welcome back! Let me just say - I get so excited when I find dope things on social media because it means I get to share it with you guys! Today I'm going to share MIZIZI, an awesome streetwear brand that you may or may not have seen on social media this past month. MIZIZI was actually brought to my attention by one of my friends. He sent me an Instagram post via DM about their upcoming Afrolatinx collection and said, "Cop cop cop." LOL and of course I started plott

As Spanish speaking Latinas, we tend to grow up with lots of conversation and bias surrounding our hair ... and others' hair. How it's bad (or good), how it needs a relaxer (or a brush), how it's fake (or too natural - *rolls eyes*). Until around this year, I had never seen a Spanish speaking Latina (in MY real world) wearing a protective style such as box braids, feed in braids, or twists. Nor did I truly know anything about them until college. Me being a semi hair virgin (I

Hi, you! Welcome to Your Average Afrolatina. I'm sure you're asking yourself, " ... The average afrolatina? Does she even know what she's talking about?" Just stay with me. Stop, right now. Think of how you would describe the characteristics of the average afrolatina to a complete stranger. If you have any idea of the complexity that is Latin America and the African Diaspora, you'll know that there ISN'T an "average" afrolatina. We come in all shapes and sizes. Literally. For