natural in the workplace

Sep 21

Natural Hair in the Business World- “So are you really going to wear your hair like that?”

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki No Comments

Dr. Kimberly Nettles writes: I will never forget my first time preparing for a pharmacy job interview. "So are you really going to wear your hair like that?", my fellow colleague asked peering into my Afro as if it were a foreign object. I had never given a second thought to the idea if my hair would be "acceptable" to wear…

Sep 11

Hair Offenders.

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by Skinny-Kenny Recently I had the displeasure of having my hair bar me from a job. Despite the fact that I didn't really care for the job, I decided to go on the interview just to see what the job entailed. I sat calmly waiting for my turn. The first person to be interviewed was a Black man with the…

Sep 11

Natural Hair in the Corporate World

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Is there a Place for It? by Susan Walker of Earthtones Naturals via Three Naturals I attended a natural hair party a few weeks ago and one of the women made a comment that struck me as interesting. We were discussing products and she informed me that her hair needs to be “neat” for work. She works as a graphic designer in a corporate…

Sep 12

TWA in the Workplace

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

via LifeWithBabyJSo what is a TWA you ask? Teeny Weeny Afro! That is the classification of my hair at the length that it is at right now. Although I think I will be past that stage very soon because I am almost able to put my hair into a ponytail now... MILESTONE!! Anyway... That's not the point of this post.…

natural in the workplace

My Curly Hair Was Holding Me Back at Work

Natural Hair in the Business World- “So are you really going to wear your hair like that?”

Hair Offenders.

Natural Hair in the Corporate World

TWA in the Workplace

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