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
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Report: Hair Relaxers Will Be the Smallest Segment of the Black Hair Market
When Supermodel Naomi Campbell went to Kenya for the Holidays this year, she decided to do a first: publish a photograph of herself in her own natural hair, cornrowed from the front of her templesContinue reading
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Afropunk 2018 Hair and Style Didn’t Disappoint
It’s Afropunk black hair, fashion, music, culture and heritage festival time in Brooklyn, New York this week, home of the original music festival dedicated to Black Culture! As usual, I am here for it…especially theContinue reading
7 Iconic Hairstyles From Hollywood Movies We Still Wear Today
Sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact on the movie industry. While a lot of people assume that creating the perfect film is all about art and passion, the truth is a lotContinue reading
Here for the Royal Wedding Hair, the Natural Ones Especially
Last Saturday, American Actress Meghan Markle married her fiance Prince Harry of Windsor at the St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in London, England. The event infused much of Markle’s African American lineage including EpiscopalianContinue reading
Lupita Nyong’o’s Stylist Reveals Her Hair Styling Secrets
Lupita Nyong’o‘s stylist Vernon Francois demonstrates how to style natural afro-textured hair in E!Online! I’m glad they (1) went with a stylist that is used to doing this texture of hair; and (2) used aContinue reading
These Celebs Prove Why Braids Are Perfect Third Trimester/New Mom HairDo
I’ve long believed that braided hairstyles are the best style to wear for your last trimester of pregnancy leading up to labor and delivery and shortly thereafter. Why? The style requires very little maintenance afterContinue reading
Rambling Thoughts On How Meghan Markle’s Mom Doria Ragland’s Hair is Some WOC’s Bridge to A Previously Unattainable Social Strata
American Actress Meghan Markle is engaged to Prince Harry, the youngest son of the late Princess Diana and Prince Charles of Windsor and grandson of Queen Elizabeth of England. Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, a psychotherapist andContinue reading
British Magazines Keep Editing Black Female Celebrities’ Ethnic Hair Off Of Their Covers
For the second time in two months, a British magazine has decided to edit the hair of a Black Celebrity to fit its standards of what is attractive and acceptable. This month, Academy Award BestContinue reading
Grey Since Age 14, How One Blogger Turned Hair Acceptance Into a Movement
As I was going through one of my fave black hair blogs and websites Un-Ruly, I saw they had a series called “hairstory” where they chronicle the journey of famous or influential women. I pausedContinue reading