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Stay Strong: Simple Life
Lessons for Teens
Born Beautiful is the best! It's detailed and easy to follow! It gives great examples and real-life scenarios! Whether you are a "natural-look-with-lip-gloss girl" or a "high-profile prima donna," this book is for you! If you want to know all about your skin type and how to care for it, which makeup colors are best for your skin tone and how to apply them, and how to wear and care for your hair, then you've...
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The Ultimate Guide to Successful Makeup and Skincare for Every Woman of Color Who Wants to Look and Feel Her Best
* A complete listing of cosmetic products, tools to use, and professional techniques to design your best look
* The best products for your skin type and the best colors for your complexion
* What corrective beauty products to buy and what regular skincare regimen to follow
* Solutions to your beauty problems, including nutrition, nail...
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Smiley Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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Health First! explores Black women's most critical health challenges, connecting the dots through honest discussions with experts and the uncensored stories of real women-from adolescence through elderhood. The focus is on prevention and awareness, across generations and circumstances-from candid conversations about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS to frank explorations of Black women's Top 10 Health Risks, including cancer, obesity, and violence.--Books...
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"Sabia C. Wade, renowned radical doula and educator, speaks to the intersections of systemic issues--such as access to health care, house transportation, and nutrition--and personal trauma work that, if healed, have the power to lead us to collective liberation in all facets of life. Collective liberation rests on the idea that in order for us all to have equity in this world--from the safety of childbirth, to the ability to bring a baby home to a...
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"Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody's Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author's ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood"--
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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A dietitian, storyteller, and community organizer offers a cultural discussion of body image, food, health and wellness by focusing on the bodies of Black women and how our culture's obsession with thin, white women reinforces racist ideas and ideals.
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"A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession, from a leading Ob/Gyn and expert on menopausal and post-reproductive health. The medical system today is increasingly complicated and impersonal, and unfortunately, it is not going to be less so in the future. The rules of engagement have changed in medicine, but no one has bothered to inform patients. Much is written about Black women...
18) Nice dreads: hair care basics and inspiration for colored girls who've considered locking their hair
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Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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English