natural hair Archives

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How I Used Form Beauty Technology to Transition From Straight to Curly

Sequoia BlodgettDecember 7, 2017December 8, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 7, 2017December 8, 2017302

Form Beauty products are tech-enabled allowing women to customize their beauty regimes for their specific hair needs....

Lifestyle

CurlFest 2017: A Sea of Black Girl Magic, Curls, and Kinks

Selena HillJuly 13, 2017September 23, 2017

by Selena HillJuly 13, 2017September 23, 2017477

For the third consecutive year, hundreds of women of color will convene in Brooklyn, NY to celebrate their hair and heritage at CurlFest this Saturday....

Entrepreneurship

Teen Sisters Write Book Urging Young Girls of Color to Celebrate Their Hair

Chanel MartinJune 29, 2017September 30, 2017

by Chanel MartinJune 29, 2017September 30, 2017565

Like most teens, sisters Zakia (15) and Alanna (14) Tookes, wanted part-time jobs to earn extra cash while on summer break. Their father, a real...

Entrepreneurship

Paris Holds the Largest Natural Hair Conference in the World

Sequoia BlodgettJune 13, 2017September 30, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettJune 13, 2017September 30, 20172820

Brands like SheaMoisture, Curls, Cantu, The Mane Choice, Carolina-B showed up and showed out, giving live, on-the-spot demonstrations of how to nourish and maintain our...

Lifestyle

My Natural Hair Got Me Invited to Speak in Paris

Sequoia BlodgettMay 30, 2017April 8, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettMay 30, 2017April 8, 2018221

Mind you, I was in San Mateo, and there was no one insight, or at least to my knowledge, that dealt with actually installing Black...

News

In Case You Missed It: The Must Reads You Need This Weekend

Selena HillFebruary 4, 2017September 23, 2017

by Selena HillFebruary 4, 2017September 23, 2017247

Just in case you've been too caught up with life, or perhaps readjusting to the devastation of Trump's America, here's a roundup of some of...

Career

Study: Natural Hair In The Workplace Hurts Black Women

Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 1, 2017February 15, 2019

by Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 1, 2017February 15, 20192659

Black women with natural hair in the workplace, are penalized because they often do not conform to traditional notions of beauty, a study finds....

Entrepreneurship

Mixed Chicks Firmly Rooted in Natural Hair Movement With New Additions for Men

Carolyn M. BrownJuly 3, 2016September 30, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownJuly 3, 2016September 30, 2017394

Research shows that wearing their natural hair makes black women feel liberated, confident, and different from others, giving them a tremendous sense of pride in...