curly hair in the media

Jan 27

Is My Hair Holding Me Back?

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Dominique of Dominiquetoney.com writes: A friend of mine - an actress - once told me "Working in commercials can be your waitressing job." I was sort of taken aback when she said this. What??? She booked one or two commercials a year, and it helped her stay afloat as she pursued tv shows and indie films. It was her "day…

Jan 27

Natural Hair and the Media

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 21 Comments

by Shelli of Hairscapades Last week, I shared an Infiniti commercial that featured a natural bride, because it really struck me and made me smile (see the commercial here). Someone wrote an insightful comment on the post that ended with, “s it really necessary for a commercial to validate the beauty of natural hair?” This reply prompted me to…

Sep 11

Natural In the Media

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 20 Comments

by Shelli of Hairscapades As many of you know, I’ve been natural for 12 years. When I see comments that more natural women are in commercials now … I often think, “They’ve always been there.” But, I think that “seeing” natural hair in the media is like seeing the car that you drive, you never notice how many of them…

Jan 27

Brazilian Woman Takes Story of Racism to Press

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 37 Comments

via BlackwomenofbrazilEster Cesari0Following up on a story I posted a few days ago, the black woman who accused her employer of demanding that she straighten her hair in order to conform to the institution’s standard of straight hair has taken her story to the press. Maintaining her recollection of the story, the woman, 19-year old Ester Cesario, said that the…

Jan 27

Hair & the Politics of “Good Appearance” in Brazil

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 57 Comments

via BlackWomenofBrazilWhenever the topic is the existence of racism in Brazil, usually there are a few consistent reactions.1) Some Brazilians will consistently claim the belief that racism doesn’t exist in Brazil (“racismo não existe no Brasil”) although studies over the past few decades have made this response appear borderline ridiculous2) Many Brazilians will proclaim another common catch-phrase that “We are…

curly hair in the media

Is My Hair Holding Me Back?

Natural Hair and the Media

Natural In the Media

Brazilian Woman Takes Story of Racism to Press

Hair & the Politics of “Good Appearance” in Brazil

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