By Kandice Guice Contrary to popular belief, SPF products are a vital summer essential for melanin folks too. Although darker skin tones are less susceptible to sunburn, they are still at risk of damaging skin effects without the proper protection. These effects include dryness, skin irritation, fine lines, and wrinkles. Such exposure may also result in more serious effects like…
Sens Dessus Dessous Cast By Ta-ning Connai Matamba Kombila is not your average filmmaker. While most directors have the primary focus of creating stories to engage their audience, she takes it a step further with goals to impact her cast through a hair challenge aimed to build true self-esteem. Who in the world does something like that? Matamba did that….
Beyonce via Neal Farinah IG By Veronica Wells I’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,…
Devian White By Mwabi Kaira Look at most young girls and they are busy mimicking the looks and actions of older women they see on social media. Everyone looks like the next girl; same hair, same make up, same clothes, and that’s why it’s so refreshing to see 16-year-old Georgia Peach, Devian White, so comfortable in her own skin! Continue…
Discovering Natural Just like our edges, the nape area can have a lot of breakage, but also a lot of growth. These tips for strengthening and growing nape hair from Discovering Natural are so practical that even a child can follow them! Continue Do you find it hard to grow nape hair? DiscoveringNatural Web: http://DiscoveringNatural.com Social Media: Natural Hair YouTube: http://youtube.com/DiscoveringNatural Vlog YouTube: http://youtube.com/DNVlogsLife…
EfikZara Hi Z-Stars, I’d like to share this video of me trying out the very popular egg mask that alleges hair growth of an inch overnight…You have to watch to find out what happens, but the results are definitely shocking! Enjoy and Best Wishes, Zara “EfikZara” Continue Will you try the egg mask? Tell us below!
The McClure twins with mom Ami By Mwabi Kaira Ami and Justin McClure rose to YouTube fame when a video of their adorable twin girls Ava and Alexis went viral in 2016. Their family has recently expanded with the addition of son Jersey. Ava and Lexi have become little superstars appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres show and walking on fashion…
Zeena Regis By Mwabi Kaira I met Zeena Regis over a decade ago in Kentucky. We were black girl transplants to Lexington and excited to meet since we had such similar interests. I immediately loved her hair, I had locs at the time and she had the healthiest natural hair I’d seen that she styled beautifully. Our hair was just…
NapsAreTheNewBlack By Erickka Sy Savané Let’s face it, there’s nothing like a great protective style for the summer, especially if you’re active. When this video surfaced by NapsAreTheNewBlack we clapped our hands because it’s everything she said: “Super easy, super cheap, and super adorable!” Plus you don’t have to be an expert to install. So do yourself a favor and peep…
By Chantal Kai-Lewis Last week, Malia Obama was spotted out and about in NYC sporting box braids. That “event” made it to a Harper’s Bazaar headline. The blog and media flurry surrounding Malia’s departure from her straight hairstyles brought me back to a conversation I had several summers ago on a balmy late-July day in the bustling café of my…
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