Tiny Apologies

Hello All.

Here we are in the second week of February, and if you haven't noticed, things have been quiet here. Life decided to do it's usual 'I'm going to screw all these nice things you planned up' thing. A lot has happened, and has left me extremely overwhelmed, but my family and close friends are cheering me on. (especially my mom, who reads my blog. Thanks mom.)

I have to re-research, and re-write my Vintage Black History Month series as the flash drive I had the info on become corrupted, then got lost. So, worry not you'll get the series, just not encompassing the entire month of February, it'll spill into March.

I don't mind it spilling over into March, personally. February is such a short month, and there are so many things you can learn throughout the year.

So, to tide you over until I just do cute mini blurbs instead of the huge sweeping mini essays I wrote, have me as a wannabe flapper.

Vintage Black History Month

I decided to do something a little different for my blog, and have a little series of posts relating to something close to my heart.

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Growing up, during the month of February, I would often find solace in researching famous Black people for Black History Month. I'd spend countless hours in the library, copying photos, and writing papers on Black people who in some way, shape, or form have done something to impact society. As I got older, I would see less and less of it in school. I recall one year in High School, the most it got was a 90 minutes long assembly in the auditorium, which had some glaring historical inaccuracies.

When my younger sister was in school, we filled her binder up with loads of facts so she can share with her fellow classmates, but when she got home she told us the school said, "We have a photo up of Martin Luther King, and we will have an assembly at the end of the month." My grandmother, mother, and I ended up teaching her as much as we could about the past.

As a Black woman who loves vintage fashion, I rarely see anything on blogs showcasing some fashion forward Black women of the past. So, I decided to do something about it. 

During Black History Month, I will go from the 20's-50's, talk about one famous fashionable Black woman, and give some of her story. And I will show you how to do some of their trademark hairstyles.

 I am excited to take you on this journey with me!

The Vintage Tag

I decided to the Vintage Tag that was super popular a few years back, and I decided to do it in video form!



If you don't want to look at the main youtube/don't know their pages, I tagged:
Janey
Jessica
Tanith

I'm thinking of doing some more videos, what videos would you be interested in?