by Juli-Anne of ThreeNaturals It is vitally important to trim your natural hair from time to time. Because your hair is dead by the time it emerges from your scalp, you can’t regenerate or repair it, and if you don’t keep split ends trimmed, the damaged hairs can tangle on adjacent ones exacerbating the issue. The frequency of your trims…
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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…
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by Bennii Blast of The Culture Pine Over the last few months I have noticed that while I have been transitioning, someone else has been transitioning with me. When my S.O and I are out somewhere, he’ll point out anyone that appears to have natural hair and make sure I have seen their luscious kinks and curls. There are also…
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by Christabel Mintah of Chy's CurlzI’ve been thinking of developing this story for a while now. It is the story of how girls were/are made to wear their hair shaved from grade to high school, both in Ghana and in Nigeria. A little back story, I was born Nigerian and grew up in Nigeria until I was 10 years old…
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by Jamila of For the Fabulous and Frugal Skyy writes, I would like to start a natural group on my campus, but I don't know where to start. So just looking for a little bit of direction.Know what you want: Most groups start with a mission, and as cliche as it might sound, it's not a bad place to start.…
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