We deserve to be styled by those who take the time to understand our hair textures, and the cultural significance our hair has. From the moment I went Natural I knew that my hair wasn’t the right kind of “natural.” I started transitioning in 2007, except back then, Natural hair wasn’t popping as hard as...
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Are Our Favorite Black Beauty Brands, Like Shea Moisture, Being Whitewashed?
Considering SheaMoisture’s history of being created and cultivated by a Black women-led customer base, its new ad is incredibly harmful and tired. Back in fall of 2010, I remembered feeling like myself after a lifetime of conformity weighed on my shoulders. One Friday night in a crowded Black-owned beauty salon, I watched strand after strand of...
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Joey Rosado Photos Celebrate BlackGirlMagic
Joey Rosado is a freelance beauty and lifestyle photographer based in New York whose art highlights the divinity of the Black female. Even though his photographs are becoming well-known, few people have met the artist behind the work. Related: This Artist is Inserting Blackness into European Art Rosado’s photos display an intense reverence for the Black...
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My Journey to “The Perfect Curl”: Unlearning Antiblackness One Hairstyle at a Time
They say that a woman’s hair is her glory, and I certainly agree. There’s nothing that I appreciate more than a new hairstyle and I love the versatility I am graced with as a black woman. I see my hair as my best adornment. Having my hair laid can make me feel like a goddess,...