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Jul 25

Anita Hill & Our Aunties: How Black Women Help & Hinder The Fight Against Sexual Assault

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Anita Hill By Veronica Wells These past few months have been consumed with talk of sexual harassment. For the rest of his life, at least in the public space, Harvey Weinstein will be this generation's poster child for sexual assault and harassment. Even though he was far from the first or last man to use his power to intimidate women,…

Dec 18

Is The Excitement About Meghan Markle’s Engagement Tied To Our Desire For White Validation?

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Prince Harry and fiancé Meghan Markle By Veronica Wells I remember my grandmother waking my sister and me up in the wee hours of the morning to watch Princess Diana’s funeral. As a 10-year-old American, I thought Princess Diana’s death was certainly a terrible tragedy; still, I was confused about why we were made to view the funeral proceedings as…

Dec 18

Why We Take So Much Ownership Over Other People’s Hair

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By Veronica Wells When I was first hired on at MadameNoire, I quickly learned that if we needed a traffic boost, all I had to do was write something about hair. It got to the point where I started feeling like I wrote, almost exclusively about hair. And eventually, I got burnt out. As a result, I vowed that I…

Sep 21

Does Length Envy Keep You From Dating A Man With Longer Hair Than You?

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Steven Jackson is #hairgoals By Veronica Wells Once my locs got to a certain length, after nearly a year-long awkward phase, they immediately became a topic of conversation for the Black women I’d meet out and about. Years ago, as an after work mixer was winding down, one such Black woman told me how much she admired my locs. She…

Sep 21

Hands Off: Things I Wish I’d Said to the Flight Attendant Who Touched My Hair

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By Veronica Wells via On She Goes My friends and family asked if I was nervous about traveling to South Africa with my boyfriend to meet his family over Christmas. I wasn’t. What I was anxious about was getting there, which involved 28 hours of travel, including a nine-hour layover in Saudi Arabia before heading to Johannesburg. During the…