Hair Braiding. How and where did it begin? As we know it today, hair braiding has long been a custom in West Africa. The creative designs signify the social status, age group and village that a girl or woman has come from. Each braid pattern is different and can become more inventive for special occasions such as, marriages.
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Driven By Desire
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tracie Howard =, nationally acclaimed author, whose books include: Revenge is Best Served Cold (2001) (with Danita Carter), Talk of the Town (2002) (with Danita Carter), Why Sleeping Dogs Lie (2003), Success is the Best Revenge, (2004) (with Danita Carter), Never Kiss and Tell (2004), Gold Diggers (2007), and Friends and Fauxs (2009).