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…
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via Black Women of Brazil Within a week of each other, two songs and artists that have were denounced many years ago by members of Brazil’s black and feminist movements were served legal losses. On December 24th, the performance royalty of the Bahian* singer Luiz Caldas was cut because of his live performance of one of his most popular songs.So…
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by Bennii Blast of The Culture PineAfter hearing a number of stories about naturals having to undergo hair searches at airport security points, I always said to myself 'do they really think someone would go to those kind of lengths?' Well lo and behold, a young lady has done just that.This article reports about a South African woman having large…
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Nnenna writes: Hi CN Fam!Happy holidays! Just wanted to pass along an article that I just read on CNN.com about an apartment complex owner posting a "White Only" sign on a swimming pool gate after a biracial child swam there. The owner's rationale- her hair contained products and chemicals that made the pool 'cloudy'.Here's the link: Whites OnlyCN Says:Um, yeah.…
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Via CurlyHueYoutube has been an invaluable resource throughout my natural hair course. The ladies who take the time to make videos to share with us, all rock in their own special ways. The only complaint that I have really, is that some don't seem to consider their D/deaf or Hard of Hearing audience. Vloggers, please do not forget your D/deaf…
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