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
Category: Hair News
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
Federal Court Rules It’s Okay to Discriminate Against People with Locs at Work
In an America that is growing less tolerant of differences as it is getting more diverse, we have a U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the right of a company to rescind a job offer afterContinue reading
Blue Ivy Sports Cornrows and Beads in Mom Beyonce’s Maternity Portraits
The world was abuzz with news about Beyonce’s twin pregnancy this week. The mega pop star released a set of maternity portraits with the news and featured among them was her daughter Blue Ivy Carter!Continue reading
Vanessa Hudgens in Box Braids Accused of Cultural Appropriation
Here we go again! Another woman not of African descent is getting flak for wearing a hairstyle typical of black women and getting called a cultural appropriator. Actress Vanessa Hudgens donned a box braids laceContinue reading
This Japanese Chemical Company Makes All Those Kinky Hair Extensions You Love
The more you know…. Did you know that a Japanese chemical company is responsible for producing the grade and brand of ethnic fiber hair extensions worn by millions of women of African descent in America,Continue reading