by Maria Antoinette | Dec 14, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
Black girl magic was sprinkled all over 2018. Here is a list of 32 black women who lived their best lives in 2018. Maria Antoinette Photo Credit: Maria Antoinette for Royal Prerogative It’s me! Yes, I lived my very best life this year. I did a lot of personal...
by Maria Antoinette | Nov 1, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
I understand all too well the difficulties in finding one’s passion. I didn’t find my passion until much later in life. As you may already know, I have been able to do hair since I was a young child. It’s one of my many gifts but for the majority of...
by Maria Antoinette | Jun 7, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
Regardless of what you may have heard, every woman needs a best friend. You can’t make it out here in the world without a little girl power and support in your corner. I understand the need to keep friendships at a minimum, cause hey, quality over quantity. But...
by Val Pierre | Apr 4, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
Dr. Maya Angelou is considered “The People’s Poet” as her work touched on topics from joy, sorrow, struggle, and discrimination. Today four years after her death, on what would have been her 90th birthday Dr. Angelou’s poems are more popular...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 3, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
When I was a young girl and far into my teenage years, I was ashamed of my African heritage. I was born in Ghana to Ghanaian parents, raised there for the first eight years of my life. Being African meant standing in front of a group of children as my teacher welcomed...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 30, 2018 | Lifestyle, Real Talk
Have you ever been engaged in a group conversation and discover that out of all those gathered, you and one other person share something in common? Perhaps a memory, an opinion, even just a smile as you find each other within the group? Remember how amazing that felt?...