Recent Posts Tagged With 'race issues'

• Where are all the black joggers?

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 20:00 in race issues, black people

  We are at a higher risk for high blood pressure, and we are 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than our white counterparts, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. In a report issued July 16, the CDC said ...

• No job yet, but I did find a barber

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 09:10 in race issues, nappy hair

  I had several goals when I came to Austin.Spend more time with son: CheckFind a job: uncheckFind a running group to train with: CheckFind someone close to where I live who can cut black hair....DrumrollCheck!I've been an Austin resident 19 days and I...

• I finally found a black barber. Can I move him to Austin?

  Posted on Tuesday April 7th, 2009 at 10:49 in race issues, nappy hair

  So, I've spent a lot of space on this blog complaining about a lack of black barbers in my neighborhood. And to some, its a pretty important topic. In the last few weeks, people have come upon my blog after they've typed in keywords such as:black men...

• The clippers that mauled my hairline: pictoral evidence.

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 22:10 in race issues, nappy hair

  After my post about my most recent bad haircut experience, a few of my blogging friends (from Arizona - sorry about that Cardinals loss; and from Long Beach, Cali) asked me for a picture of the clipper mauling. So here it is. As you can see, a big c...

• An open letter to white hair cut establishments

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 11:50 in race issues, nappy hair

  To whomever it may concernPlease teach your "hair technicians" how to cut a black man's hair. Please. Pretty please.I haven't complained/blogged about my difficulties in finding a good hair cut IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD in a while mainly because, for the la...