Antoinette Berrafato

Interview with Colton Nelson and Sara Bianchini in Treviso, Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic credit: Antoinette Toscano

Global nomad, and former IDF sniper, Arina Merkulova, offers cultural advice for thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. credit: Arina Merkulova

The word “savage” caused decades of pain for millions of indigenous people around the world. Today, one self-proclaimed “savage” is among the Cherokee U.S. Army soldiers who are working to reclaim the ‘S’ word and make it their own.

Longtime entrepreneur Arlene Rivera, 55, is a has been doing hair for three decades. She operated salons in Puerto Rico before relocating to the Rocky Mountains and is a self-proclaimed “hair doctor” who believes that understanding curly and wavy hair is about more than simply knowing an individual’s ethnicity.

Loma® Hair Care” offers “Naturally Inspired, Organically Infused Hair Care products. Nearly 30-years-ago “Loma®” innovated the use of organic aloe vera gel in the salon industry. They infuse pure water with concentrated organic aloe vera powder — the main ingredient in “Loma® Hair Care’s” products.

Noonday Collection — the world’s largest fair-trade jewelry and accessory company where every piece of jewelry represents an entrepreneur around the globe.

Curl-preneur Arlene Rivera — owner and founder of “Maxine’s Shears …” simplifies how best to care for your curly and wavy hair, regardless of ethnicity.

The tightness of the curl coil is not part of my philosophy. The tighter the curl the more I have to hydrate. This is Stylist and Salon Owner–Arlene Rivera’s controversial natural curls philosophy.