How to Embrace Your Natural Hair: 26 Famous Quotes About Black Hair By Jacqueline Samaroo There is plenty in history to show the struggles Black women (and Black men, too!) have had with acceptance of our Black hair textures. And, it’s not just acceptance by others. We have long struggled with embracing the kinks, coils, and curls that grow beautifully,…
Photo Credit: Colored Gurl by Mary Wolff After winter ends, spring brings on some much-needed sunshine and warmth. While there is no denying the change of weather is welcomed by most people with open arms, spring can also bring some hair care concerns for us curlies. With all that sunshine and warmth comes humidity, rainstorms, and more than a few…
source by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com Scarves. Head wraps. Geles. Black women have long celebrated their culture and pride with intriciate wraps of fabric. Twisted this way and that, a woman’s head wrap speaks volumes about her confidence, her lineage, and her ancestry. But is wearing a head wrap in a corporate setting appropriate? Continue!>>> It’s a question I’ve asked…
(Photo courtesy of Curtis Young/Available on Associated Press) Last week I shared the heartbreaking story of 7-year-old Tiana Parker. She was sent home from Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa, Oklahoma because her hair was deemed inappropriate and distracting. According to the school’s policy, ‘hairstyles such as dreadlocks, afros, mohawks, and other faddish styles are unacceptable’. Shortly thereafter, I also…
Tiana Parker This morning I shared the heartbreaking story of 7-year-old Tiana Parker. She was sent home from Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa, Oklahoma because her hair was deemed inappropriate and distracting. According to the school’s policy, ‘hairstyles such as dreadlocks, afros, mohawks, and other faddish styles are unacceptable’. KOKI, reported that Tiana’s father, Terrence Parker, pulled her out of classes…
Sorry for all the negativity this week, y’all. But now this is happening- Read On>>> via TheRawStory A father in Oklahoma said this week that he was forced to pull his daughter out of classes after the charter school she was attending sent her home for having the wrong hairstyle.Terrance Parker told KOKI that he is a barber and he…
by Kelcie Owens of Spiraled There’s an old saying that people have quoted for decades: Variety is the spice of life. Yet for so long black women have been made to feel that wearing their hair in its natural state is unacceptable. As I was growing up I do not recall ever encountering even one black woman that proudly…
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