Afro State of Mind: Memories of a Nappy Headed Black Girl Excerpt: Chapter 1 A Nappy Headed Black Girl Discovers the Nappiness Problem The following is an excerpt from chapter one. Enjoy! ******** ...My young sense of cultural pride was battered by consistent exposure to images that said White women were the beautiful women, White people were the beautiful people and … [Read more...]
Sheryl Underwood: Black Girl Pain
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By now you’ve heard about Sheryl Underwood’s comments about Black hair being nasty on CBS’ national syndicated show called The Talk. In case you missed it here’s a brief recap: On Friday, Aug. 31, a re-run episode of CBS' "The Talk" featured the ladies discussing what supermodel Heidi Klum does with her biracial sons' shorn hair, Mediate first reported. (In a previous … [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...]
Natural Hair Politics All Over the News!
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Aaaand We’re Back! Hey folks! So I take a few measly days off to do this thing called “birth my daughter” and it seems like the politics surrounding natural hair just BLOW UP! Yes, you heard that correctly. #BabyGirlFavors made her arrival! She is a six pound seven ounce chocolate drop of awesome and #HubbyFavors, #LilDudeFavors and I have been spending some time getting … [Read more...]
Does Jesus Like Your Weave?
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By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the pastor who declared that weaves were no longer welcome in his church. Now he didn’t out right ban the hairstyle but he clearly indicated his displeasure with the prevalence of the style in his church pews. According to AmericanPreachers.com, Pastor A.J. Aamir at Resurrecting Faith church in Waco, Texas believes that: Women wearing … [Read more...]