Vmp Lvs Merm PT 1 (A Long Azz Love Story) Rosetta had to find them. Yes, Rosetta. She was only nineteen. But her Mama had gave her an old lady name. Said the baby came out looking nosey. So, she named her after the neighborhood gossip. Rosetta was a name that held clout in the hood. Even if this less known urban area was hid on the outskirts of Mt Shasta. Weed, California’s Black community had faced many struggles, and Rosetta’s family had dealt with its underbelly. Lincoln Heights was a...

Yurbaz is an innovative beauty disrupter. How? By holding space for Mama bears and Wolf Mama's with style. Challenging the post modern women's aesthetic. Giving Mothers the courage to showcase functionality and uniqueness. The elevation of influencer marketing, customized subscription boxes and hybrid beauty products has motherhood in a revival. I foresee tech's interactive cosmetic personalization becoming a 'thing'. And there will be more focus on hydration skincare and how to pull toxins...

Recently I attended a roundtable about the current temp on the fight against sex trafficking and urban youth. Those serving the most vulnerable kids have many concerns. There is a lack of resources to stop the cycle of institutionalization. And the implications of spiritual warfare along with others tactics used by traffickers. While in detention most youth feel safer locked up rather than returning to toxic environments. Bringing knowledge on this crisis to communities, building healthier...