Remember my What the Hell post, from last month? A natural friend of mine called me a couple of nights ago to share that NPR was covering the story. Check it out. ____________________________________________________________From NPR on August 4th:Hair is a tricky issue for many black women — and always has been. A YouTube video showing a young African-American girl having her…
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Do we, as naturals, put ourselves on a pedestal?Candice, a beautiful CurlyNikki.com reader writes:Here's some food for thought: A friend of mine mentioned to me that having natural hair doesn't make naturals more black than women with relaxed hair. It also doesn't means that women with relaxed hair don't love themselves. This friend of mine felt that naturals tend to…
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Shayla writes:My mom and mother-in-law do not understand co-washing or using natural oils instead of hair grease or any of the "new to me" methods of hair care. When I was little my mom washed my hair once a week, greased my scalp, kept my hair in braids or twists, didn't use "natural" products, and my hair was thick healthy…
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Leah asks:If you could choose any type of hair in the world, and no one knew that you got to pick it, would you choose what you have now? Why or why not? And if not, what would you prefer?If you're a member of the natural hair forums, I'm sure you know how quickly a post like this can get…
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CurlyDrea writes:A friend of mine thinks that the way women talk (his word choice was obsess) about their hair experience or journey, now that it's in it's natural state, is really just a way of reassuring themselves that they and/or their hair is beautiful, whereas those with relaxed and weaves etc. don't need to cause they already feel that their…
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