Ok look, listen ~taps mic, gets on soap box~ I just really need to get this off of my chest I DON'T CARE that Rachel Dolezal passed herself off as an African-American woman. The bottom line is the woman was uncomfortable with who she was. Aren't we all sometimes? Can...

By Melissa of Trials and Tresses 2014 was a tough year in general, and an even tougher year to be in an interracial relationship. With the social unrest, scrutiny, and judgment at an all time high, even jokes from friends felt like sharp jabs. But I digress… let me start...

From time to time, I like to show off the length of my hair and I do so by blow drying it. While I don't like to use heat all the time, I decided I would because I wanted to quickly stretch my hair. You know sometimes it just doesn't...