Tag Archives: passion
How Their Hair Became an Expression
I love that I can change my hair often. – Madeline Fall It lifts me up, but its just one part of me – Diarra Fall So I cut it off. Doing so liberated my mind from the bounds that … Continue reading
Leap of Faith
Taking the ‘cliff jump’ to act on my idea for Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR), as a fashion outsider. We can often sit on an idea, but actually acting on it changes everything. I would not be where I am today … Continue reading
Refugees vs. Evacuees?
Why does it piss you off so much when someone refers to the folks who were displaced as refugees vs. evacuees? It makes me mad because by definition, we are not refugees. We were being treated like refugees, but we … Continue reading
Uncomfortable Conversations
In the early days of HIMS, I negotiated with vendors until there was no more room for saving. I was proud of this. But years later, an early HIMS employee emailed me about the super uncomfortable conversations I used to … Continue reading
Stand-Up
Don’t chase trends. Join Movements Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging”, as I know each of these … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 