Focus on the Important Things Remember that episode of A Different World when Whitley Gilbert (played by Jasmine Guy), couldn't get over the fact that her rich, ex-boyfriend Julian had moved on? In this scene (which you can see in the clip below) Whitley (who always had a capacity for les dramatics) tries to get over him and sees a shrink who whips her into shape with a dose … [Read more...]
Natural Hair: Win, Lose, or Draw?
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The Win Like many of you I was thrilled when I saw Tamron Hall, the first Black woman to co-anchor the Today Show, make her natural hair debut on the air. #BlackTwitter collectively lost its mind as we ooh’d and ahh’d over Hall’s natural hairstyle. Even White folks got on board and supported her curly girl look. The Today show took the nerve-wrenching step of polling … [Read more...]
Sarah, Your Natural Hair Ain’t Like Mine. And That’s Ok.
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Black people are not brown skinned White people. The collective experiences that shape the broader Black community’s experiences are not brown versions of the collective experiences of White people. I’ve quoted this sentiment before but feel it requires repeating ever so often. Last week I stumbled upon an…uh…interesting article on Curly Nikki’s website. The article caught … [Read more...]
Karen’s Body Beautiful: 10 Years and Beyond
As a resident member of the 7M Hair Type Category let me assure you that not all natural hair products are created equal. Neither are the companies that create the products. When I first discovered the Karen's Body Beautiful hair products I was impressed. Not just because of the awesome ways in which the products seem to enhance my 8G hair type (and believe you me, they … [Read more...]
It’s Afro Season
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Whenever spring starts turning towards summer you can be sure that it is Afro season. And when you live in the Afro Capital of the World (aka Brooklyn) then you also know that this means Natural Hair Event Season is upon us. In this part of the world Natural Hair Event Season (NHES) started out on a high note with the Natural Aristocratic Tea sponsored by Sabine’s Hallway … [Read more...]