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
Category: Hair News
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
Trend: Waist-Length Braids are Hot This Summer
0 $ I peeped a slideshow post on Essence declaring that waist-length Braids are more popular than ever. In the piece, the beauty and newsmagazine dedicated to African-American women shared some pretty quick wicked styles.Continue reading
Yes, This Is One More Reaction to Braids Being Banned in Schools
Here we go again! More assault on black ethnic hair. This time, a charter school in Massachusetts has apparently singled out black girls who wear their hair in braids and told them to remove them.Continue reading
Gabby Douglas partners with Black-Woman owned Beauty Brand to Launch Lipstick Line
While her 2016 “Final Five” Olympic Gold Medaling US Gymnastics teammates Lauren Hernandez and Simone Biles are doing back to back Dancing With The Stars stints, team veteran Gabby Douglas has also been busy. The goldContinue reading
Study: Black Women Have Workplace Hair Anxiety; Face Natural Hair Bias
You might have read about or personally know of stories where an employer encourages a black female employee to cut their dread locks or trim their afro or twists in order to retain a jobContinue reading