I need to get my 11-year old daughter’s hair braided for daily swim season. She swims on a recreational team and I’m in search of a style that is easy to install, will survive dailyContinue reading
Category: Hair News
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
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
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
Hair Texture Discrimination in the Natural Hair Community and the Loose Curl Pattern Privilege
Hair texture discrimination in the natural hair community is a real thing. It involves preference for hair with looser curl patterns categorized as 3b – 4a while hair that has less defined curl pattern, shrinkContinue reading
Shop Holiday Hair for Small Biz Saturday
Have you started thinking about how you plan to wear your hair for holiday parties, outings and dinners yet!? Don’t discount the fact that a lot of traditional formal hairstyles can be accomplished with crochetContinue 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