#BigBowandAfros Hair is always a difficult topic when it comes to cheer teams and trying to achieve a uniform look; I know this from personal experience. There are girls who have been told that they could not wear their natural hairstyles, like buns or braids, because...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. TRYOUTS! Everyone is excited for team reveals and callbacks. For most people it is a very happy time BUT for some it is a time of difficulty and sadness because they did not make the level that...
Tip: Get a quality makeup remover I can remember my first year as a cheer parent and getting the email on how to apply my cheerleader's makeup. After trying to figure that out, my next thought was "How am I going to get all this...
Dear Black Girls That Cheer, Has anyone told you today how BEAUTIFUL you are? We know you rolled out of bed and looked in the mirror then asked yourself what you were going to do with your hair today. You wondered whether your curls were gonna...
Black Girls Cheer is hitting the road! Check out the latest schedule for the month of November: November 5 - Atlanta, GA November 11 - Detroit, MI and Alexandria, VA November 12 - Philadelphia, PA and Upper Marlboro, MD Hope to see you there! ...
[qodef_blockquote text="#NaturalHairDontCare" title_tag="h2" width="100"] Over the last several years women and young ladies around the world have been going natural and for a multitude of very good reasons. Teaching confidence in themselves and not allowing anyone to dictate who they are being the biggest reason on...
An athlete is an athlete, but a highly competitive athlete is a force to reckon with. Rough practices, mental blocks, and even worse, a stunt that didn’t stick or poor placement in a competition; out comes that competitive spirit. I’ve had my bouts with the...
[qodef_dropcaps type="square" color="white" background_color="black"]I[/qodef_dropcaps] ,unfortunately, am no cheer professional, [qodef_highlight background_color="black" color="white"]I’m a cheer mom who simply wants to help my athlete reach her goals.[/qodef_highlight] First on her list is heading off to college. For parents preparing to send a child into college cheer there are...
Image source. #TeamLightSkin #TeamDarkSkin "Redbone" "The Blacker the Berry...
Last night a friend of mine sent me the live stream of Brene Brown, who I absolutely love. Brene was doing a call about Charlottesville and one of the points that she talked about was the need to have a very difficult conversation; to own...
