Afro State of Mind: Coming to the Air Waves As you can imagine, I’ve been super busy over the past few weeks. In addition to getting used to having a new born around, getting our son acclimated to elementary school and adjusting to life as a work at home mom, I have also been working on additional Afro State of Mind projects. One project in particular is a new radio show … [Read more...]
Master Pioneer Hair Award: Honoring Natural Hair Pioneers
The Master Pioneer Hair Award plays a vital role in the natural hair community. It Is the first award ceremony dedicated and committed to honoring and paying tribute to the TRUE pioneers and trailblazers of the Natural Hair Care Industry. For those of you who missed it, the Master Pioneer Hair Award ceremony is one of those rare gatherings where some of the gems in our … [Read more...]
Tiana Parker: Black Girls & Black Hair Under Siege
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******** UPDATE BELOW WITH INFO ON A CHANGE.ORG PETITION ******** When I saw the video (see link below) of little Tiana Parker crying because her school disapproved of her locks, it broke my heart. Tiana is the straight A student who attended Deborah Brown Community School. At least she did attend the school until her father Terrance Parker was forced to enroll her … [Read more...]
Roxë15: Putting Natural Hair & Sci Fi On Screen
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Roxë15: A breakthrough short film that puts a natural-haired black woman at the center of a futuristic, tech-oriented story. See how you can help bring this film to life at the end of the interview! The gorgeous natural haired actress April Matthis stars as Roxë Jones, an edgy virtual reality programmer who gets more than she bargained for when she’s inside a program she … [Read more...]
When Going Natural Goes Wrong
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A Good Idea Gone Bad Sometimes, despite our intentions, our hair plans simply…fail. We get a great idea and maybe we jump in head first without really thinking about how to make that idea actually work. That can happen when you make the initial decision to go natural too. A lot of women think that they can just grow their hair out and voila—a beautiful head of natural … [Read more...]