This week wraps a year round commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the first slave ship from Africa landing in Jamestown, Virginia with a campaign by the Government of Ghana, West Africa inviting the diasporaContinue reading
Author: jjbraids
JJ is a Univ of MD BA journalism degree holder who is also a recovering attorney, currently running her own digital media company. She fancies herself a social media butterly and tech inclusion advocate and enjoys writing about pop culture, politics, braided hair, parenting, fashion, celebrity and lifestyle topics on various forums including her family of blog properties.
Let me Be Your Holiday Hair Muse {Shop the Looks}
JJBraids Rewind A few years ago, I started this hair beauty blog named for myself dedicated to ethnic braided. I’ve worn my hair in variety of braided styles for over a decade and usually getContinue reading
Miss Universe’s Short Cropped Crown and the Changing Pageant Beauty Standard
Tonight, South African contestant Zozibini Tunzi became the new Miss Universe while competing in a crown of her own natural short cropped hair. While beauty pageants, generally, are having less viewership as society moves awayContinue reading
Gabrielle Union’s AGT Firing: On Versatile 4C Hair Being ‘Too Black’ {Video}
Actress Gabrielle Union reportedly got axed as a judge on the NBC talent competition show America’s Got Talent for wearing “too Black” hairstyles, among other reasons, multiple news outlets are reporting. In an article byContinue reading
25 More Ways to Style Your Faux Locs
I have faux locs in my hair again. One thing followers of this blog can rely on is that I will share my haircare finds and tips as I discover them or use them onContinue reading
This MD County Is First In America to Ban Natural Hair Discrimination
I am so proud of a county in my home state, Montgomery County, for becoming the first county in the United States with a law on the books that makes it unlawful, and punishable byContinue reading
Knotless Braids Are A Painless Solution to Box Braids
An old braiding technique that has been around for years is currently trending. They’re called Knotless braids which essentially are individual braids but instead of the braider starting by installing a knot to start theContinue reading
The 5 Maintenance Products to Use While Wearing Braids
Here are the haircare maintenance products I’ve come to rely on as a decades long consistent braided hairstyle wearer. Braids are a protective style that are often worn by women when they need a no-fussContinue reading
4C Naturals, Texture and Braided Crowns on Emmy Night
Red Carpets are now featuring natural hair as Hollywood stars and recording artists embrace their roots as seen in this weeks’ broadcast of the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Accomplished Folks With Locs Are Reacting to the NFL/JayZ $200K Grant Recipient Who Cut Black Youth Hair for ‘Better Life’
The first recipient of the NFL/JayZ partnership’s community grants is a Chicago Youth Group, Crusher Club, whose White founder shared a photo of herself cutting the locs off of a young black man, referencing theContinue reading