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Jan 27

Get Empowered by Your Afro!

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Hi CurlyNikki community! Our names are Mariama and Zainab Marfo and we're two students from London who have our own hair blog. The following is a piece about Zainab wearing her natural hair out for the first time. by Zainab Marfo of http://themafrosisters.blogspot.co.uk/ It seems like just yesterday I forced myself to stop hiding behind the various head gears that…

Jan 27

Kennedy is Naturally Glamorous!

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Were you a slow transitioner or a Big Chopper & why? I was a slowww transitioner which forced my impatient butt to go for the "big chop." I let my hair look cray cray, never knowing its full potential until I was just over looking a mess and decided to start over! My hair was dry, extremely heat damaged, and…

Jan 27

Afro Puffs, Politics and Privilege

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by Erica Thurman of EricaThurman.com "So what? You wear your hair natural. Now, add darker skin to that. Add a different physique. How much harder do you think things would be for you? You’ve been acting like there is an equal playing field even among people who occupy the same category of oppression. The fact is that you’re a skinny,…

Dec 19

Mary is Naturally Glamorous!

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Hi, I’m Mary! I live in Dallas, Texas and I have a horrible schedule. Sometimes I work for a non-profit. I'm also an abstract painter specializing in large-scale neon and dayglo acrylic works. That’s the most fun. Now, for questions: Were you a slow transitioner or a Big Chopper & why? I was definitely a big chopper. I’ve actually done…

Jan 27

Tanida’s Naturally Glam!

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Were you a slow transitioner or a Big Chopper & why? I transitioned for about six months. I never really enjoyed getting relaxers. Relaxing my hair always felt like a chore to me so I would go a couple of months between relaxers. It had been about three months since my last relaxer and I decided, “why not just keep…