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Dec 18

The Blow-Up on Twitter About Beyonce’s ‘Natural Curls’ Proves We Still Have a Long Way to Go With Our Hair

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Beyonce via Neal Farinah IG By Veronica WellsI’ll never forget my homeroom teacher Mr. Litz and the thoughts he shared one day about Black hair. In addition to home room, Mr. Litz, a White man, was also my middle school art teacher. And during his explanation of how he recreates Black hair, he told us, his predominately Black class, that…

Sep 21

The Mbalantu Women of the Namibia Know the Secret to Growing Hair to Incredible Lengths

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Eembuvi braids worn by women of the Mbalantu tribes from the Namibia By Mwabi Kaira The versatility of our hair and all of the hairstyles we can pull off is just one of the many reasons it's great to be melanin. I recently wanted a cornrow style and searched images to show my stylist and ran across an image of…

Sep 21

Alopecia: How I Learned To Find the Beauty In My Baldness

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By Kaila Boulware I am a 23-year-old African-American woman, and for the past ten years, I have been dealing with alopecia. My condition is one that is not uncommon, but given societal expectations of beauty, it is one that is rarely, or never talked about--and when it is talked about, it is demonized to the fullest. I mean really, who…

Sep 21

#BlackHairIs…Having the Tough Conversations Between Relaxed & Naturals

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Photo via Un-Ruly.com By Erickka Sy Savané Many of us would be lying if we said that we don't hold any judgments or bias when we see a woman with relaxed hair. The same could be said when a relaxed-haired woman sees someone natural. Nobody's saying it's right, it just is. Black Hair Is (#BlackHairIs)...a project by Un-Ruly.com in…

Sep 21

This Video on the History of Black Hair Proves Our Hair is Definitely Our Crown

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We can't know where we're going until we know where we've been. This video highlighting the history of black hair dating back to Africa, through enslavement, to today, can give us the perspective we need to walk powerfully through the world, knowing that our hair is truly our crown. As Marcus Garvey said, "Remove the kinks from your mind, not…