Me and My Hair at the Natural Hair Show

For me, writing about myself is hard. Writing about my hair is even harder. It seriously might feel less revealing to publish my bank balance.

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Me and My Hair at the Natural Hair Show

Present-Racial America II: Hair

Having a white friend who has adopted a black child , and bearing witness to the process from the get go, feels alternately like receiving some sort of epically heartbreaking gift, and time-traveling on a really high-quality hallucinogen.

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Present-Racial America II: Hair

I Love My Relaxer! Why The "Going Natural" Craze Just Isn’t For Me

Everyone seems to be cutting out their perms these days, but there are still millions of black women who are proudly addicted to the “creamy crack.” Quiana Stokes tells us why she loves her relaxer and isn’t getting rid of it anytime soon. The debate over the “proper” way for black women to wear their hair is one that I have gotten into more times than I can count. From going to a college where most of the black female population chopped off their hair so as not to feel “oppressed” by “the man” to Chris Rock’s widely acclaimed, seemingly pro-natural documentary, I always feel like I am the minority vote in this debate

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Multi Tonal Hair Color

This woman had her hair colored as part of a demonstration at America’s Beauty Show.

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Multi Tonal Hair Color

Mind Your Own Follicle

From Clutch Magazine – The only time I’m really going to care about another woman’s hair decision is if I’m stuck at the top of the Empire State Building, and Rapunzel has decided to get a trim. But for some reason what’s going on under another woman’s crown seems to be a continual reason for folks to sling mud and get angry. When it comes to the war on hair, there are three sides to every follicle: natural, relaxed or fake.

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Mind Your Own Follicle

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