natural in the workplace

Dec 19

Naturally Professional — Carolyn Edgar

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 14 Comments

The Naturally Professional series on Afrobella.com and CurlyNikki.com was created to make a positive statement. Our intent is to disprove false and long held beliefs that wearing ones hair in a natural style — including locs, sisterlocs, and loose natural hair — makes a person somehow not professional enough for a corporate environment. Natural hair IS professional, beautiful, well taken…

Jan 27

Rene Syler on Black Women in the Workplace

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 67 Comments

Why Don’t Black Women Support Each Other In The Workplaceby Rene Syler of Good Enough MotherI was talking to a good friend the other day when she asked me something that really threw me for a loop. I guess I thought, having achieved the level of success she has in her corporate career, she was immune to this trend. Maybe…

Jan 27

Can Going Natural Really Affect Your Career?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 35 Comments

by Dr. Phoenyx AustinLet me ask a couple questions: Were you afraid of going natural because you were worried what your employer/coworkers would think? Are you thinking about going natural right now, but hesitate because you think it will negatively affect your career?The issue of “natural hair is unprofessional” was something I also struggled with before doing my big chop.…

Sep 12

Tame Your Horse, My Curls are Free to Roam

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 28 Comments

by Sheena L. Young of Sheenalashay.com THE TAMING OF THE CURL. That's what I just saw on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. "Oh really," I thought as I grabbed the paper, "Just what do they have to say about a curl and why in the hell does it need to be tamed?" I quickly found the article…

Sep 12

Natural Hair and Professionalism. An Oxymoron?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 64 Comments

Is it Possible to Reach the C-Suite Without Straight Hair?by Marcia Wade Talbert of Black Enterprise.comAre natural hair and locs unprofessional in corporate America? That was the subject broached by the friend of a friend on Facebook recently. The young lady stated that she likes natural hairstyles, but because she works in an entry level position at a conservative investment…