These questions spur a conversation about Afro-textured hair that should be occurring. The lack of this conversation has resulted in discriminatory events, for example, this past week Tiffany Bryan, a 27-year-old cancer survivor from New York, was fired from her job for wearing an Afro. This event is not the first: Within the last 12 months soldiers in…
There’s no real reason for black women to hoard the self-acceptance, techniques and good products. (The Root) — ]“I am a young white woman, though one who regularly reads The Root and associates quite often with young black women. Because I am almost always the ‘girliest’ friend, I inevitably get onto the topic of beauty and, on…
The Lorain Horizon Science Academy in Ohio is facing heat from the natural hair community after a copy of a letter to parents that included a ban on afro puffs and ‘small twisted braids’ was posted online. The letter details changes to the dress code for the upcoming school year and includes the line: Afro-puffs…
There is a natural hair revolution going on among black women, and this time around, the revolution is being televised. Kimala ‘Lala’ Bennett has directed a documentary titled Combing Through the Roots: The Politics of Black Hair in Jamaica, which explores the multiple perceptions of black people’s hair and their manifestations. And last Sunday, Island Naturals, a newly formed support group for Jamaican women with…