In my family there were nearly a handful of sayings we lived by when it came to our hair. These words were passed down to ...
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Natural Hair Diary: A Quick Newsboy Cap Styling
During the winter, as I managed my children’s education (part-time), work, and life, I recorded a hair video! I know, I know, it’s been years! ...
A Winter Fro Trick
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about my hair. Between several different braid styles, summer, and keeping up with the usual bare minimum there’s ...
Natural Hair Diary: Shante On Going Gray, Aging Well, and Being an Artist
Shante is a natural hairstylist (for nearly 19 years), creative artist and Detroit Style ballroom dancer (since 2011). Each time I look at her photos on ...
Hair Clips, At The Forefront
Hair clips—big ones, small ones, colorful ones, gold-studded ones, expensive ones, and cheap ones, too–are making a come back. Or are they? As a mother ...
On Decriminalizing Black Hair
The kids and I are just getting back from Miami, and as a new law was passed and blasted across headlines, I took my kerchief ...
Natural Hair Diary: A Bantu Knot Curl (Video)
Whenever I want a loose but full curl, I go for bantu knot-out. This tends to be my fall and winter style, because it allows ...