Author Archives: AWGardner08

January 20, 2021. Historic! A movement! Chucks and pearls! What we saw on Jan. 20th was beyond my comprehension. As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., it was a moment to reflect on what our founders’ dreamed of. A world that equally acknowledged women as capable of leadership. And just like now howContinue reading “Precious Pearl”

Happy New Year! It’s 2021 and I know most of you are happy to see 2020 left behind. For me personally, it was just a year full of shock, confusion, sadness and anger. Although I tried to not let it consume me, I did find myself spending more time than normal in anxiousness. We wereContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Hey Village Mamas! Sorry, I’ve had to take a hiatus. I’ve been extremely busy between virtual school (for both kids), my Arbonne business, my new position in Recess and Results, and maintaining this blog. I know I’ve done a blog on black hair, but I want to talk more about black hair care products. WeContinue reading “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow”

I’ve been meaning to do a blog about hair discriminatory practices and so today is a good day to have this discussion. Honestly, y’all, I’m exhausted! It’s always something!! You’ve seen the news recently about a young black man expressing himself (definitely not hurting anybody) wasn’t able to graduate because of his hair. The schoolContinue reading “Just Not Gonna Cut It!”

This past week has been very enlightening and exciting with the recent announcement from Joe Biden on his VP pick! I, like many others, did a celebration dance when my Soror Kamala Harris broke history as the first African American and Indian woman to be nominated as VP in this country!!! Then came the backlash…myContinue reading “Black…What’s in a name?”

Are you stressed out yet? Anxious? Uncertain? What about this? I don’t have this!  Will my child be able to…? I get it! And it’s okay. There are alot of moving pieces that are happening all at once and so many unanswered questions.  And guess what? School is just around the corner (time to pullContinue reading “5 Tips for Making Virtual School Fun for You and the Kids”

First off, I want to say up front. I have a black son. When I was in college I remember talking with my friends about my dreams. Who I would marry and how many kids I would have and what I would name them. It’s interesting because as aware as we were about how racistContinue reading “I Can’t Breathe…”

This is my first blog I’ve done in quite some time and let me tell you why. Back in March, I was diagnosed with DCIS, which is a noninvasive breast cancer (stage 0). Since then, between appointments, two surgeries, Rona and well, LIFE, I took a hiatus from this blog. I cannot urge you VillageContinue reading “Get checked…”