hometown girl

May 26, 2011 2

As you all know I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, but like most folks from the Deep South when I [...]

May 24, 2011 2

Cerissa Brown (left) with her co-director Gladys Brown Cerissa Brown of Birmingham, Ala., admits to [...]

May 16, 2011 3

Ten years ago when my cousin/BFF and I decided to start wearing our hair in its naturally curly state we felt [...]

May 11, 2011 2

State of the Re:Union is a public radio show and website that sets out “to explore how a particular [...]

April 28, 2011 1

My heart is heavy. Yesterday tornadoes ripped through the state of Alabama, destroying homes and [...]

March 31, 2011 4

Did you know that March was National Craft Month? Yeah, I didn’t either until a couple weeks ago, [...]

March 29, 2011 5

Sunday afternoon I attended a seminar called “Men on Natural Hair.” The seminar was hosted by I [...]

March 18, 2011 1

Just a few weeks into my journey to fall in love with my hometown, I’m already beginning to realize [...]

March 17, 2011 5

I thought it was too good to be true.I’d heard rumors that there was a new natural hair care store in [...]

March 14, 2011 0

Last week I wrote about my new commitment to bloom in Birmingham. Not only am I on a mission to fall in love [...]