Hair styling has never really been a “just hair” issue for black women. Whether rocking it in the professional world or during a protest, afros, locs and braids have long served both as a meansContinue reading
Category: Hair News
Find Your Perfect Styling YouTuber By Hair-Texture Type
My fave hair blog Un-Ruly has an awesome post up featuring various top hair and beauty bloggers by hair texture! Hallelujah because I know I am not the only one who has run to YouTubeContinue 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
These 8 and 10 Year Old Sisters Run Their Own Hair Braiding Business
Houston sisters 10-year old Jayonnah and 8-year old Aiyonnah are slaying the game with their skillful hair braiding and have their own braiding business to prove it. The girls’ mom Ashley shared a few videosContinue reading
Bills Are Being Introduced in US States To Decriminalize Hair Braiding Without A License
While it is perfectly fine to braid hair as a business in half of the states in America, there are still others that require you to get a license. The State of Tennessee, for example,Continue reading
Hurricane Maria Credited For Igniting Puerto Rico’s Accidental Natural Hair Movement
The natural hair movement in America involved more women styling their natural hair and relying less on chemically processing and using heat implements to straighten the curl pattern out of non-naturally straight hair. It wasContinue 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
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
Don’t Forget Jamaica Has a Long History of Breaking Hair Standards at International Beauty Pageants
This Sunday, Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett stunned audiences worldwide at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in particularly because she was rocking a fierce Afro! It is unprecedented and the first time in history of internationalContinue 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