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
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.
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
43 Ways to Wear Your Locs, Compliments of DMX Challenge
I saw the most versatile amount of ways to wear locs on a woman doing the DMX Challenge (the latest online challenge that features women showing off 43 different hairstyles they’ve worn over the femaleContinue reading
MTV 2019 VMAs Braids and ‘Bye Wig’ Moments
This Monday’s MTV Video Music Awards held at Prudential Center in New Jersey featured a few creative braided styles and hailed up braids and natural styles. From R&B phenom H.E.R. donning box braids on theContinue reading
It’s Still Bold and Controversial: Another TV Journalist Goes Natural
This is a new trend I like. Another television news personality has shed her weaves, straighteners and wigs that covered and “tamed” her natural hair. Charlotte, North Carolina newscaster at WSOC-TV, DaShawn Brown, changed herContinue reading