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January 1, 2021
Generational Curses Zodiac Signs _ Frosted Fireworks Kits Funko Pop TLC Dolls Inside the Divide Shannon LaNier Jefferson’s Children Mission Unstoppable Tamika Blanchette Discusses Interracial Relationships _ Advertisement s February Magazine
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Ina Scents Since 2015 Ina Scents by Recina V. Reynolds was established. What life dilema gave Recina the motivation to create Ina Scents, was a lose of a job. One of her careers was an independent consultant. Over time she loved the products she sold. The name Ina Scents meaning is of Recina’s family roots. Ina Scents message to it’s customers is, Believe in Yourself and Kind to Yourself. On Saturday also Sunday of December 12 & 13, Ina Scents held it’s PopUp Shop. When you arrived at this PopUp Shop 100 purple .2oz boxes awaited customers. Ina Scents new products are, Believe Body Balm, Hair Balm, Twist plus Spice Oil. To place your order email, InaScentsbyre@gmail.com
Advice The 2021 New Year has arrived! What’s everyone’s goals and dreams? Are you going to start something new and once January leaves will stop with efforts? Well keep in mind whatever your desires are, be sure to sustain dedication with them. Reminder life is way too short not to accomplish endeavors. Also keep a mental note that not everyone is or will be happy for your progress. Especially those individuals that aren’t doing anything productive in their lives. These persons will sabotage anyone that’s not strong minded and act on their dreams. Don’t allow these, ‘’HATER”S to pull you down with them. I’m wishing all of you a, happy, healthy plus successful 2021 New Year!
Generational Curses
Have you ever just sat and analyze the people in your family? Do you think of the positive or negative repeats? Did you change your life’s path, because of your families generational curses? Speaking for myself during my life, I learned my family members generational curses. Once I thought about these generational curses. I made sure to go a different path in my life. What my relatives didn’t make a good decision on, I made sure to do the complete opposite. Reminder to not let family history repeat from the new generation to future family. Your supposed to learn and do better in the family tree.
Zodiac Signs
12 zodiac signs make up the year How to remember the zodiac order The difference between sun, moon, and rising signs Each sign has a natural element association The planets matter, too Why does everyone keep talking about Mercury in retrograde, then? Where you can learn more about your sun sign
Tamika Blanchette Discusses Interracial Relationships 1. Do you believe love has no color? Yes and no. Here is why. I believe in loving as God loves. What I mean by that is I love like there is no color. The thing about reality is there is color. When you say “no color” in my opinion, it negates the hardships of the partner of color. I feel like you have to love me with my color and everything that comes with it. The stares, the comments, the racism that is still here. My color is a part of me. I have experiences based on this color so it has also helped in shaping me into the person that I am. So while I don’t see color in love per se, one still needs to be aware of it. To acknowledge its existence and its place in ones life.
2. What ‘s your views on the one drop rule? I agree with the one drop rule. I feel stronger about this now that I have children because of the state of the world. Cops or racists aren’t going to say oh they have a white parent, let’s leave them alone.
3. Are there any challenges being in an interracial marriage? There are many challenges being in an interracial marriage. There are the challenges of the world. The overt and covert racism that still lives in a lot of people in this country. My husband didn’t grow up in an area with a mix of cultures so I have had to show and teach him what I go through daily as life as a black woman. I also make him uncomfortable. What I mean by that is, I talk about racial issues. It makes most white people uncomfortable. That is because it’s inherently wrong. I feel he needs to feel uncomfortable because on the other side of that discomfort is at least a small portion of understanding (as much as one can understand and support without being black).
4. Advice for parents of biracial children? Educate them. Knowledge is power. They need to know not only the “peachy” sides of things but the truth as well as growing up as a black man, woman, trans, non binary, gay, lesbian, etc person in America. As minorities, life has historically been harder for us. I say historically not because it’s not hard now, but because I want to speak life into the future and the future of generations to come. We do however have a ways to go.
5. Tips on maintaining mixed race kids hair? This is gonna sound funny to some, but I think that the parent of color should take the lead on that. As people of color, we know the ins and outs of our hair. We’ve been dealing with it our whole life. Some things are just not going to work for our hair and someone who is familiar with our hair textures will in my opinion know how to navigate a mixed child’s hair a bit better.
6. How do you balance a career, wife role plus motherhood? Barely lol. I work a “9 to 5”, plus run multiple businesses, all while being a wife and a mother. The balance for me goes like this “Nothing is more important than my family.” As long as I keep that in the forefront, I’m able to find that balance. I know many people who spend a lot of time worrying about losing their job, making money, making others happy. I used to be one of those people. I want to make sure my family is happy and healthy. They have to be my priority because a “job” will replace you in a heartbeat.
7. Is there any book projects in the future? Possibly. I never say never to great opportunities that arise (probably why I have so many businesses), but I feel like I can’t do something unless it’s done right. So it would have to be the right opportunity for me to commit. I’m building my brand and I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I’d have to be involved in every sense to make sure any project portrays the real, true me. white people uncomfortable. That is because it’s inherently wrong. I feel he needs to feel uncomfortable because on the other side of that discomfort is at least a small portion of understanding (as much as one can understand and support without being black).
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1. Do you believe love has no color? Yes and no. Here is why. I believe in loving as God loves. What I mean by that is I love like there is no color. The thing about reality is there is color. When you say “no color” in my opinion, it negates the hardships of the partner of color. I feel like you have to love me with my color and everything that comes with it. The stares, the comments, the racism that is still here. My color is a part of me. I have experiences based on this color so it has also helped in shaping me into the person that I am. So while I don’t see color in love per se, one still needs to be aware of it. To acknowledge its existence and its place in ones life. 2. What ‘s your views on the one drop rule? I agree with the one drop rule. I feel stronger about this now that I have children because of the state of the world. Cops or racists aren’t going to say oh they have a white parent, let’s leave them alone. 3. Are there any challenges being in an interracial marriage? There are many challenges being in an interracial marriage. There are the challenges of the world. The overt and covert racism that still lives in a lot of people in this country. My husband didn’t grow up in an area with a mix of cultures so I have had to show and teach him what I go through daily as life as a black woman. I also make him uncomfortable. What I mean by that is, I talk about racial issues. It makes most white people uncomfortable. That is because it’s inherently wrong. I feel he needs to feel uncomfortable because on the other side of that discomfort is at least a small portion of understanding (as much as one can understand and support without being black). 4. Advice for parents of biracial children? Educate them. Knowledge is power. They need to know not only the “peachy” sides of things but the truth as well as growing up as a black man, woman, trans, non binary, gay, lesbian, etc person in
America. As minorities, life has historically been harder for us. I say historically not because it’s not hard now, but because I want to speak life into the future and the future of generations to come. We do however have a ways to go. 5. Tips on maintaining mixed race kids hair? This is gonna sound funny to some, but I think that the parent of color should take the lead on that. As people of color, we know the ins and outs of our hair. We’ve been dealing with it our whole life. Some things are just not going to work for our hair and someone who is familiar with our hair textures will in my opinion know how to navigate a mixed child’s hair a bit better. 6. How do you balance a career, wife role plus motherhood? Barely lol. I work a “9 to 5”, plus run multiple businesses, all while being a wife and a mother. The balance for me goes like this “Nothing is more important than my family.” As long as I keep that in the forefront, I’m able to find that balance. I know many people who spend a lot of time worrying about losing their job, making money, making others happy. I used to be one of those people. I want to make sure my family is happy and healthy. They have to be my priority because a “job” will replace you in a heartbeat. 7. Is there any book projects in the future? Possibly. I never say never to great opportunities that arise (probably why I have so many businesses), but I feel like I can’t do something unless it’s done right. So it would have to be the right opportunity for me to commit. I’m building my brand and I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I’d have to be involved in every sense to make sure any project portrays the real, true me. Tamika’s Questions for January 2021 Magazine 1. Do you believe love has no color? Yes and no. Here is why. I believe in loving as God loves. What I mean by that is I love like there is no color. The thing about reality is there is color. When you say “no color” in my opinion, it negates the hardships of the partner of color. I feel like you have to love me with my color and everything that comes with it. The stares, the comments, the racism that is still here. My color is a part of me. I have experiences based on this color so it has also helped in shaping me into the person that I am. So while I don’t see color in love per se, one still needs to be aware of it. To acknowledge its existence and its place in ones life. 2. What ‘s your views on the one drop rule? I agree with the one drop rule. I feel stronger about this now that I have children because of the state of the world. Cops or racists aren’t going to say oh they have a white parent, let’s leave them alone. 3. Are there any challenges being in an interracial marriage? There are many challenges being in an interracial marriage. There are the challenges of the world. The overt and covert racism that still lives in a lot of people in this country. My husband didn’t grow up in an area with a mix of cultures so I have had to show and teach him what I go through daily as life as a black woman. I also make him uncomfortable. What I mean by that is, I talk about racial issues. It makes most white people uncomfortable. That is because it’s inherently wrong. I feel he needs to feel uncomfortable because on the other side of that discomfort is at least a small portion of understanding (as much as one can understand and support without being black). 4. Advice for parents of biracial children? Educate them. Knowledge is power. They need to know not only the “peachy” sides of things but the truth as well as growing up as a black man, woman, trans, non binary, gay, lesbian, etc person in America. As minorities, life has historically been harder for us. I say historically not because it’s not hard now, but because I want to speak life into the future and the future of generations to come. We do however have a ways to go. 5. Tips on maintaining mixed race kids hair? This is gonna sound funny to some, but I think that the parent of color should take the lead on that. As people of color, we know the ins and outs of our hair. We’ve been dealing with it our whole life. Some things are just not going to work for our hair and someone who is familiar with our hair textures will in my opinion know how to navigate a mixed child’s hair a bit better. 6. How do you balance a career, wife role plus motherhood? Barely lol. I work a “9 to 5”, plus run multiple businesses, all while being a wife and a mother. The balance for me goes like this “Nothing is more important than my family.” As long as I keep that in the forefront, I’m able to find that balance. I know many people who spend a lot of time worrying about losing their job, making money, making others happy. I used to be one of those people. I want to make sure my family is happy and healthy. They have to be my priority because a “job” will replace you in a heartbeat. 7. Is there any book projects in the future? Possibly. I never say never to great opportunities that arise (probably why I have so many businesses), but I feel like I can’t do something unless it’s done right. So it would have to be the right opportunity for me to commit. I’m building my brand and I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I’d have to be involved in every sense to make sure any project portrays the real, true me.