OPINION
How Solange’s Lyrics To Don’t Touch My Hair Solidified The Magic That Is My Hair Journey
Every night, I go to bed with my hair fully prepped for tomorrow. I wake up at 5am for work ...
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True Life: I Used To Religiously Follow Hair Idols And My Hair Styling Results Were Always A Disaster
Some people when they are newly natural find a hair idol which can mean that they spend their time, effort and ...
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Decisions Decisions! When Should You See Your Stylist And When Should You DIY
Some of us are “do it yourselfers” by nature, while others are more comfortable leaving certain things to the professionals ...
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Are Baby Hairs Making A Comeback?
The small and sometimes not so small wispy hairs on the perimeter of the hairline that are often very fine ...
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How To Break Up With Your Hair Stylist
Having a stylist can be much like being in a relationship. You have ups and downs. Sometimes they get on ...
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WWYD? – Woman’s Ex Husband’s New Girlfriend Cuts Her Daughter’s Hair
Picture this: your ex-husband comes to pick up your daughter around 12 pm for a day of bonding. You figure ...
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Who Exactly Is The Face of The Natural Hair Movement?
The other day, I ran across an article that introduced a discussion about the face of the natural hair movement ...
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My Best Friend Didn’t Make Partner At Her Law Firm Because Of Her Natural Hair
My best friend, Melissa, is the epitome of the phrase, ‘black girl magic.’ Not only did she graduate first in her ...
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How To ‘Do You’ In Your Healthy Hair Journey
“Do you”. That seems to be the catchphrase over the past few years. It embodies the idea of self-acceptance and ...
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Beauty Vlogger Exposes Wig Company For Using Her Picture To Sell Their Wigs
This story is so sad and hilarious at the same time I do not even know where to start. Beauty ...
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Doing DIY Hair Masks Is My Secret Weapon To Growing Out My Own Healthy Hair
@thehairkitchen I am so excited to share with you that my secret to growing your hair is right there in ...
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After Seeing My Daughter’s Afro Puff My Daughter’s Day Care Immediately Wanted To Discuss Hair Policy
My 3-year-old daughter is my whole entire world, and then some! My mother put relaxers on my hair starting at ...
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Why I Stopped Detangling My Hair And How It Has Been So Far
@bornfreeform I know how crazy that title may sound, but let me explain. I have not detangled my hair in ...
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Loc Wearing Professionals Celebrate Wearing Dreadlocks At The Work Place Under Hashtag #Professionallocs
This week we told you about The 1th U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that said that it is not racist ...
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5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Went Natural
Being natural comes with a lot of trials and error. Some things you will get right on your first try ...
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U.S Court Of Appeals Rules That Dismissing Someone From Work For Dreadlocks Is NOT Discrimination
If you find yourself a little bit confused about why we get upset when Marc Jacobs appropriates a black hairstyle ...
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3 Natural Hair Myths That Could Be Keeping Your Hair From Flourishing
Returning to my natural roots was one of the best decisions I have made. But figuring out the best way ...
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My Natural CoWorker Called Me A Sell Out For Not Wearing My Natural Hair To Work
Starting a new job can have it’s own struggles. There is getting to know the culture of your workplace, learning ...
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4 Tips To Ensure You Are Not Sabotaging Your Natural Hair Health & Growth
Remember those days when you used to go to the salon to have your hair done or when you used ...
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White Women Are Using Fire To Get Rid Of Their Split Ends
As women, we are already a bit terrified of the thought of having to cut because of our for fear ...
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Social Experiment: Men Try Random Hairstyles On Black Women
We all know that some stylists do not get the respect that they should get for the work they do ...
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Taren Guy Explains Her Decision To Transition To Free Form Locs
Taren Guy has been making some small ripples in the natural hair community because after over a decade of rocking ...
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5 Things I Absolutely Can’t Stand Hearing As A Natural Woman
Like everything else, being a natural woman comes with it’s own set of pros and cons. Personally, I feel that ...
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How To Respectfully Tell A Fellow Natural Her Hair Is A Mess
It’s no secret, the topic of hair in the black community is a touchy one. We live in a time ...
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4 Ways To Get The Most Out Of A Natural Hair Expo
Natural hair expositions and events are all the rave in large cities. Since moving to DC, I’ve noticed that just ...
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She Slept Over At Her Guy’s House But Left Her Wig On?!
One of my best friends has been rocking a long straight lace front wig lately. I love it! It’s so ...
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13 Natural Hair Myths I Believed At 13
Quick hair story- When I was a teenager, I did not believe that my hair was special or pretty enough ...
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Would You Rock It? The ‘Floral Fro’ Is A Trend That’s Here To Stay
Last Spring, a trend called the “floral fro” and sometimes referred to as, “afro bloomin'”, emerged onto both the fashion ...
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I Am Allergic To Castor Oil – How I Grew Out My Edges Without It
Castor oil is the recommended solution for growing out thin edges. Armed with this knowledge I started applying organic castor ...
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Is It Taboo to Talk About Black Hair In front of Other Races?
The other day I was out to lunch with a few of my caucasian coworkers when out of nowhere this ...
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The Truth About Getting My Sidecut
@marchaan_is_here It took a whole 2 days for me to decide on getting a sidecut. I didn’t want to think ...
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I’ve Officially Learned To Brush Off The “Get a Perm” Comments!
@janibellrosanne You ever just sit back and look at how you’ve grown within your natural hair journey? Not just the ...
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Nigerian-American Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Says President Obama Would Have Lost If Michelle Obama Was Natural
I am not sure if you saw the interview posted a few days ago where Nigerian-American author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...
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Why Are People STILL Coming For Gabby Douglas’ Edges?!
It’s been 4 years since the London Summer Olympics where, unfortunately, people brought more attention to the way Gabby Douglas ...
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Quinta Vs The Perm Box + 5 Ways You Can Alleviate Hair Frustrations
Press play! Funny right? Quinta talking to a perm box has to be one of the funniest things I saw ...
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I Used To Be Afraid To Approach Other Naturals
I would like to think of myself as a fairly outgoing person. I mean in a room full of people ...
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Viola Davis Admits Stylists Do Not Know What To Do With Her Hair
I have always wondered what it is like for celebrity women who choose to wear their fro’s predominantly in their ...
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“No Dreadlocks, Cornrolls, Twists, Braids” – Kentucky School Bans Natural Hair
Here we go again. Yet another ban against natural hair. “I can’t believe this is happening in 2016”, a phrase ...
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I Lost My Wig at the Airport on the Way to my Friend’s Wedding
This past weekend I was wrapping up at a conference in Atlanta and planned on catching a quick flight to ...
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The Constant Chatter Around Black Women And Their Hair And Why I Stopped Caring
We (black girls) never seem to win. It’s not like this wasn’t apparent to me before but on that particular Friday when ...
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