After you pack your beach or outdoor activities bag and lay out your clothing and sunscreen do you even think of your hair? Do you wonder what the soil, salt, and sun does to it and how to treat and protect it?

CHM shares a few of the latest books by Caribbean authors. Pick one or two to pack to enjoy on your next vacation.

Risha Rox is an interdisciplinary artist working in installation, sculpture, body art and storytelling – a practice which she refers to as Corporealism. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003 with a major in African Diaspora Studies, she began to develop her artistic practice in the rich black loam of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY.

Gordon Bobb, a partner at the Century City law firm of Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano, focuses his work primarily on the representation of actors, comedians, athletes, writers, directors, production companies and distribution companies across television, film and multimedia platforms. Beyond his law practice, Bobb serves as a member of the board of directors for the Black House Foundation, and as an advisor for the Georgetown entertainment media alliance

Shirley Chisholm Legacy Award  Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a forceful and progressive voice in Congress, dedicated to social and economic justice, international…

Nikkia Reveillac is a Trinidadian-born visionary and change agent. As a professional, she’s known for her innovative approach and transformative leadership. In…

Mrs. Sandra Lovell Taitt-Eaddy is an educator; a social studies teacher with a focus on history and social studies since 1991. She has over 25 years in genealogy. Born and raised in Barbados, and with both parents from Barbados, Mrs. Taitt-Eaddy, migrated to the US in 1975.

It is the season for black cake, Christmas cake, fruit cake, dark cake. No matter the nomenclature you may assign, all will…