"Like i'm the only one you'll ever love/Like I'm the only one who knows your heart/Like I'm the only girl in the world"

Hey! So today I went to Can We Talk. It was really cool. We learn about a lot of things I'd never thought about that I'm going to share. We started with more information about the Willie Lynch letter. For those who don't know, this letter is from a slave master to other slave masters trying to divide their African slaves. They divide them by having children with some so it's brown again black, nappy hair against smooth excreta excreta. But another thing that was the goal has to do with African American women. He told other masters that they need to defy nature and make African American women the string force in the home and making the men weak. I think this letter might have to do with why only 1/4 African American males will graduate. The sayings people say about Black women "they sleep with one fist closed" and why their so angry has to do with lynches ideas. 2012 will be 300 years since he wrote the letter and people of African decent are still divided.

Going back to the nappy hair vs. Smooth hair. A majority of African American women have a relaxer. For those who don't know a relaxer is a strait perm that makes hair look more like lighter skinned people. There's a documentary about it called good hair. One of the Can We Talk leaders brought up how we always see Beyonce on t.v. Because she keeps getting lighter and has the blond hair. We never see Eryka Badu who's dark and has no relaxer in her hair. After he says this one guy in the back turns to another guy and says who would you rather have? They all go Beyonce super loud. Part of the reason girls have relaxers is because guys don't like natural. It's amazing how hair affects a society. The teacher called the guy out though.

Last thing is imagine yourself in Walmart. Your walking upwards the hair product aisle. There's all kinds of shampoos and hair gels all over the place. You walk towards the back and it's a little row of the same brand of products. According to a white boy in Can we Talks thats the "black girls section". I never even took time to notice that for every 20 products other people can use on their hair theres only 1 product for african or african american girls. Its sad isen't it! Had you guys noticed it before?

song of the day: Only Girl (in the world) - Rihanna

quote of the day:You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.