Summer is around the corner and if you’re thinking of a fun and funky style to rock on vacation or during down months for those of you in school or who have jobs wear braidsContinue 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.
Watch Elle Magazine’s Documentary About Braids and Cultural Appropriation
In 2017, Elle magazine commissioned a documentary called “Braided” that goes into the unique history of braided hair in America down to recent discussions about cultural appropriation as non-black women have begun toContinue reading
The Curly Fro Is Slowly Taking Over Pageant Crowns
This past Sunday, 18-year old Kaliegh Garris made history when she took the crown as Miss Teen USA wearing her naturally coily afro. The Joseph A. Foran High School student from Milford, Connecticut made theContinue reading
Cali Joins NYC in Banning Natural Hair Discrimination
California legislators on Monday moved forward a bill that would protect students and employees from discrimination based on natural hairstyles including afros, braids and twists. Passed by the Senate, the CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and OpenContinue reading
Wow! Mainstream Fashion Magazines Are Embracing Ethnic Braided Hair
https://www.allure.com/gallery/black-braided-hairstyles Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt can be heard nightly at 8pm on DCRadio/WHUR 96.3HD4 on “Coming to America with Wayna and Friends. She is an editor at Techyaya.com, founder of the Digital Publiching Academy and JayJayGhatt.comContinue reading
How to Do No Cornrow Crochet Braids
Trend Alert! No Cornrow Crochet Braids. How to Install it Braid as many individual braids as you’d like. Then attach the added hair by pulling it under the base of the braid (loop first) usingContinue reading
TV Anchor Finally Allowed to Wear Braids After 10 Years
TV News Reporter AJ Walker says being allowed to wear her hair in braids after 10 years in the field, she hopes it inspires other black women and girls and “sends a very strong messageContinue reading
Braided Styles On The 2019 Oscar Red Carpet
This weekend on the Academy Awards red carpet I noticed that a few celebrity women chose to wear braids. To me, it a celebration of the style and affront to people like Wendy Williams whoContinue reading
Barbie First Time To Release Doll With Microbraids For Kids
For much of the last 60 years, Barbie has been scrutinized as an impossible physical ideal for young girls, so this step into more diversity bodies and inclusive dolls is huge—and Mattel knows it. On the toyContinue reading
Kerry Washington’s NYFW Look Celebrates Kinky Textured Extensions
The Internet is abuzz talking about with the natural short curly hair that actress-director Kerry Washington wore to New York Fashion Week shows. A lot of people likened it to a look the Whitney HoustonContinue reading