#support black women

This week’s PBG Money Monday is featuring Onya'e Naturals, a small batch vegan natural skin care line by Jasmine Onya'e Kelley. 

Jasmine, who is also I a photographer and graphic designer, started looking into the idea in college as a part of a project. She researched pure ingredients from the kitchen that would be helpful for the face, body and hair. What emerged eventually became a mini skincare line! Jasmine currently has products like a bentonite clay mask, a hydrating sweet rose toner, lavender peppermint and mint rose lip balms, and a decadent skin salve with ingredients such as coconut oil, arrowroot powder, and sweet almond oil.

To support this sister, visit her shop here.

Also follow along on Instagram to stay up to date with new products!

Have a great week, Queens!! ✨

This week’s PBG Money Monday is featuring Arima’s Jewelry, gorgeous, hand-made jewelry fit for queens. Arimas’ pieces are hand sculpted and made with natural materials and metals. The jewelry is unique, sparkly, and gorgeous, so if you’re in the market for some black girl bling, be sure to check her out!

Visit the shop here!

This week’s Money Monday feature is of Anika JacksonandKelli Coleman, the gorgeous founders of The TEN Nail Bar in Detroit Michigan.

The TEN has been hailed as Detroit’s first modern nail bar, and was created to fill a void in the personal services market, in a city undergoing massive regeneration and growth. Anita and Kelli are honored to bring a business to their hometown that plays an important role in self-care.

The salon just opened its doors for business in September and it is gorgeous.

If you’re in the Detroit area and need a good mani pedi, be sure to #SupportBlack and check out The TEN Nail Bar! Visit their website here.

Follow them on:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

I believe that economic empowerment will play a huge role in the continued advancement and collective success of black women across the globe.  

Because of this, I want to use this platform of nearly 13,000 beloved followers (and growing) to support and promote black women owned businesses. I welcome you to join me in encouraging each other to forge our own paths, launch that big idea you’ve always dreamed of, and lift each other up as we climb.

I am going to call this series #PBGMoneyMonday, and I invite you to follow The Pro Black Girl on Instagram and use the hashtag to enter yourself or a business you admire for consideration for a potential feature! 

Let’s get started!!

First up is Alisha Nicole of TheAlishaNicole.com. Alisha is an author and clarity coach dedicated to helping you create a business & life on purpose. 

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She has self-published multiple books and planners related to growing a thriving blog and/or business by walking in your purpose. If you are interested in finally launching that blog or getting your business idea out of your mind and into real life, do check her out. She also offers 1 on 1 consulting services for those that want to dig in even deeper. To learn more about her and her business, check her out at TheAlishaNicole.com

Alisha is also currently running a holiday special to help you get into gear for the New Year!

You can purchase the kit here. To learn more about all of her products, visit her shop. 

Follow Alisha on social media: Instagram//Twitter

If you all would like to see more of these, like, reblog, and comment to let me know. I really want to see us win!

Patiently waiting

Take a deep breath and exhale

Breathe out all the sadness, disappointment and failure

Breathe in peace, joy, happiness and prosperity

Stand up for your beliefs

Stand firm in your values

Inhale

Exhale

Stand up for your rights

Stand in your truth

Inhale

Exhale

Stand up for her

So she can stand up for you

Inhale

Exhale

Release all your tears, pain and sorrow

Reach your arms out towards your goals

Inhale

Exhale

Affirm all the good things you need

Aspire to become the greatest version of yourself

Be inspired and patient

The best is still to come

Author - @iameriwa

Photography - @garren.pryce

Model - @kiara_ailene

Wrapped Up In His Love

I AM happy

I AM blessed

I AM grateful

I give thanks to Baba God

For protecting me

Uplifting me

Providing for all my needs

For guiding me with His majestic touch

For healing me

For surprising me

For answering my prayers

Making all my dreams come true

For teaching me how to be patient with life

I AM

His beloved

His anointed

His precious child

I AM

Made in His image

Skin kissed by the sun

My eyes are filled with His love

I AM

Overcome with emotion

I AM

Excited for the future

I AM

All wrapped up in His love.

Déolà ❤️

Author - @iameriwa

Photographer: @marieb.photography

Model: @ninioma

Mua: @reneedewitmakeupartist

Flowers for The Lady

Yes, you deserve appreciation

Yes, you deserve respect

Yes, you deserve love and laughter

Yes, you deserve rest

Yes, you deserve forgiveness

Yes, you deserve chances to learn from your mistakes

Yes, you deserve respresentation

Yes, you deserve equal pay

Yes, you deserve to lead

Yes, you should express your anger

Yes, you should show your pain

Yes, you should honour your tears

Yes, you should put yourself first

Yes, you should desire the best for your life

Yes, you should further your education

Yes, you should step out on faith

Yes, you should embrace your spirituality

Yes, you should ignore the naysayers

Yes, you should show up and show out

Yes, you should breathe

Yes, you can sleep

You are what you think, see and feel

Be blessed

And move with intention

You can do it Sis

Déolà

Author - @iameriwa

Model - @aapioo

Photography - @caramia

Lizzo is Queen

Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an award winning singer, rapper, songwriter and flutist.

Lizzo is multifaceted

Lizzo is multitalented

Lizzo is stunning

Lizzo is beautiful

Lizzo is a trailblazer

Lizzo is a real model

Lizzo is an influencer

Lizzo is hard working

Lizzo deserves all her trophies and accolades

Lizzo doesn’t deserve to be hated on for being a “big girl”

Lizzo doesn’t deserve to be disrespected for being comfortable in her own skin

Lizzo doesn’t deserve to be ridiculed for being vulnerable

Lizzo doesn’t deserve to be harnessed by the so-called body positive community, when she decides to prioritise her physical health and wellness

Lizzo doesn’t have to be your cup of tea but she is loved by millions, including me.

Lizzo is a phenomenal Black woman

Period.

If Adele and other non Black women like her can be celebrated solely on their talents, so should Lizzo.

It is a great shame that Black women in the music industry only achieve mainstream success if they are overtly sexual i.e.raunchy, eye candy, sole purpose to provide sexual pleasure (typically to men)

And of course fair skinned,slim, basically far removed from presenting any African phenotypical features.

Please support Black women for their God given talents the way you honour and celebrate Adele (a white woman) for just being a singer/songwriter.

Lizzo is basically the Black equivalent of [big] Adele only Lizzo has a more bubbly personality.

Some might say Adele comes without any gimmicks, that may be true but remember the barrier to international stardom and success isn’t the same for Black women ‍♀️

Author - @iameriwa

Model - Lizzo

Simone Biles

She didn’t quit

She didn’t give up

She didn’t cower

She did what we have been taught

Is the one thing

Magical Black Women

CAN NOT DO

Put ourselves first

Our health

Our bodies

Our minds

Our talent

Our desires

Our strength

Our beauty

Our genius

Our abilities to fly

To soar

To win

Are supposed to be laid at the feet

Of whiteness

Of this nation

Of this world

Offered up like a sacrifice

The rent we are expected to pay

To be seen as

Athlete

Entertainment

Disposable

But never whole

Worthy of protection

Worthy of peace

We are never supposed to

Get off the stage

Leave the competition

Demand solace

Without permission

Permission to be human

Permission to rest

Permission that is always

Denied

She did what

Black Women

are told

We can not do

She took her power

And walked away

She determined what was best

For her

For her soul

Her heart

Her life

We are watching

Learning

Following the trails blazed

Rest should not be a Revolution

But it is

And she is

And that is worth more than

Any medal or title

On earth

Self-care Queen - Simone Biles ❤️‍♀️

Author - @leslehonore (They replaced with She)

Model - @simonebiles

Photography credit - @sportsillustratedswimsource

/ˈjazmən/ :  jvsmine_bvss :jas

She’s an aspiring DJ and a concert junkie with a passion for pushing the culture forward. She’s been cultivating her brand and interviewing the hottest names and now has a podcast coming soon. Be on the lookout for Jasmine✨ because she’s coming whether you’re ready or not. 

Dear BLM protestors, organisers, leaders and general black tumblr,

I had an idea for allies to be more helpful but I’m not sure how to start and don’t want to do it if it will be more unhelpful so I wanted to check with you first

I know a lot of white allies have been unsure how to help so either don’t do anything or actually drown out the voices we’re trying to amplify e.g flooding #blm with black squares. My idea is kind of an ‘ally passport’, a basic template you can post to your social media (or even put up irl if needed) with info like where you are and what you can do to help. E.g for me it might be England, can sign petitions, do research and be a friend (because I’m not well enough to do other stuff). That way all the info is there clearly for black organisers to see and easily direct allies without having to sift through flooded tags or answer loads of individual questions when they have enough to deal with. Basically a system to spend less time herding cats and more time pointing people where you want them

Would this be helpful?