| Credit: Courtesy of The Foundation for Black Women s Wellness
The founder of The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness recounts the very personal journey that inspired her to change the discourse around Black women’s health.
“I grew up in a tight-knit, rural community in Virginia. My mother owned a hair salon called The Beauty Hut, where I was her shampoo girl from age 11 until I left for college. The salon was a haven. You walked in and felt engulfed in love. It was women telling their deepest secrets, their joys, their tragedies. Pedigree didn’t matter; these were maids, teachers, professors, factory workers. But when they came in, they were just women healing women.
Square Halo sings out about Lyme disease, Christmas, and pansexuality
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It’s not often that you hear of a musical group that grows out of a science-based lobbying organization. Actually, let’s face it, you never hear of that – or at least, not until now.
Anglo-American trio Square Halo – which consists of Demetrios Loukas, Treyvonce Ambers-Moore and Omar Shelesh – might well be staking its claim as the first band to have sprung from such unlikely beginnings; not only that, but they are also likely the first to release a debut album that’s devoted to raising awareness about Lyme Disease.