A Day in the Hood!
Saturday... Saturday...Saturday.
This past Saturday, January 13th (my older brother's birthday by the way) I spent the day on MLK (Martin Luther King Boulevard). Ok... you assumed right... I was in the heart of the 'hood. By hood I mean I was deep in the midst of a predominately black neighborhood. I am black as well, and raised (by way of my Granmomma) in the same surroundings, so no biggie.
In case you all have never been in a "culturally" black neighborhood, it takes some getting use to if you are unfamiliar. I love my people, I really do, they just have a really "unique" way of doing things. Let me explain...
First things first...
We went to the Beauty Supply House. Don't get it twisted... this is no Sally's or Ulta. Kim and Lin (two Asian women) are working in a building that sells everything from weaves to wigs to cosmetics to hair products to watches to clothes to shoes to designer bags... EVERYTHING. I'll give you an example, I spent $16.00 and I bought the following: 2 hats, a lip liner, a lipstick, a lip gloss, and 4 eyeshadow pallets. Whew... I would have spent quadruple that if I would have headed over to Mac (which I love by the way... I love my friend's 60% employee discount even more!). I was so excited because I had not been into a Beauty Supply like this in so long. It was so good to get out of my suburban neighborhood for a while to remember where I came from.
It was a really good thing!
Next...
We head over to King's Best Market. Let's see... how can I explain it. Those of you from Dallas, would say it is very comparable to Big T Bazaar. It was also featured in a Lil Flip video... I can't remember which one. Basically it is a Flea Market... one stop shop. You can do anything from getting an outfit to finding some new rims to getting some burned Cd's to getting a "piece and chain" to getting your hair done to taking some pictures to getting a grill to getting a tattoo! I was so nostalgic walking through this massive place. It reminded me of home... Dallas.
Reflection...
I live in a very nice suburban neighborhood here in Houston. I once lived in the 'hood my 1st and 2nd times living in Houston, not to mention my visits growing up to my Grandparents in Oak Cliff and South Dallas. It just makes me feel good to see how far I have come and it makes me want to go back and make a difference in the lives of those that are still there.
Ah... the journey of life!
The End.
~It'sallgoodwhenyoutaketimetogobacktotheHood!~
This past Saturday, January 13th (my older brother's birthday by the way) I spent the day on MLK (Martin Luther King Boulevard). Ok... you assumed right... I was in the heart of the 'hood. By hood I mean I was deep in the midst of a predominately black neighborhood. I am black as well, and raised (by way of my Granmomma) in the same surroundings, so no biggie.
In case you all have never been in a "culturally" black neighborhood, it takes some getting use to if you are unfamiliar. I love my people, I really do, they just have a really "unique" way of doing things. Let me explain...
First things first...
We went to the Beauty Supply House. Don't get it twisted... this is no Sally's or Ulta. Kim and Lin (two Asian women) are working in a building that sells everything from weaves to wigs to cosmetics to hair products to watches to clothes to shoes to designer bags... EVERYTHING. I'll give you an example, I spent $16.00 and I bought the following: 2 hats, a lip liner, a lipstick, a lip gloss, and 4 eyeshadow pallets. Whew... I would have spent quadruple that if I would have headed over to Mac (which I love by the way... I love my friend's 60% employee discount even more!). I was so excited because I had not been into a Beauty Supply like this in so long. It was so good to get out of my suburban neighborhood for a while to remember where I came from.
It was a really good thing!
Next...
We head over to King's Best Market. Let's see... how can I explain it. Those of you from Dallas, would say it is very comparable to Big T Bazaar. It was also featured in a Lil Flip video... I can't remember which one. Basically it is a Flea Market... one stop shop. You can do anything from getting an outfit to finding some new rims to getting some burned Cd's to getting a "piece and chain" to getting your hair done to taking some pictures to getting a grill to getting a tattoo! I was so nostalgic walking through this massive place. It reminded me of home... Dallas.
Reflection...
I live in a very nice suburban neighborhood here in Houston. I once lived in the 'hood my 1st and 2nd times living in Houston, not to mention my visits growing up to my Grandparents in Oak Cliff and South Dallas. It just makes me feel good to see how far I have come and it makes me want to go back and make a difference in the lives of those that are still there.
Ah... the journey of life!
The End.
~It'sallgoodwhenyoutaketimetogobacktotheHood!~
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