During the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of people are finding themselves home from work and having to telework. Parents are being forced to home school their children because schools are out. Also, due to theContinue reading
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International Women’s Day: 5 Historical Braids Female Warriors
It’s International Women’s Day today and to honor all the brave women in history who fiercely raised the bar while wearing braids. Even though braiding started in “Africa with the Himba people of Namibia,” accordingContinue reading
Watch Oscar Winning ‘Hair Love’ {Video}
Former Ravens NFL Linebacker player Matthew Cherry grew frustrated with the way Black hair was portrayed in the media and so he came up with an idea for an animated short about a man strugglingContinue reading
How I Styled My Lemonade Braids While On Vacation
I just came back from vacation. I wanted Lemonade braids and to have them installed via crochet versus as individual braids because it takes 2 hours for the former and about 5 hours for theContinue reading
Spotted: Ghana’s Year of the Return’s Best Hair & Fashion
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
Magic: The First 3D Emojis Featuring Black Women Are Here!
I discovered in my Facebook news stream a new set of emojis that are High quality 3D character design, with dozens of afro-textured natural styles, several different melanin rich complexions. The Napturalista Moji are bright,Continue reading
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
How to Get My Most Popular Hair Looks
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 get stopped inContinue reading
Is It Odd that the New BitMoji Update Is My Style Guide?
A friend of mine pointed out the fact that Bitmoji has updated itself to include more inclusive hair and accessories. For example, it has hijabs and African head wraps and the type of beards ImamsContinue reading
Call for Submissions: Share Your ‘Hair Story’ and Get Free Styling
One of my fave Hair-related websites and blogs called Un-Ruly features various everyday women, celebrities, influencers and the like regularly, sharing their hair journey. It’s called “Hair Story” and now they are recruiting to filmContinue reading