By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the pastor who declared that weaves were no longer welcome in his church. Now he didn’t out right ban the hairstyle but he clearly indicated his displeasure with the prevalence of the style in his church pews. According to AmericanPreachers.com, Pastor A.J. Aamir at Resurrecting Faith church in Waco, Texas believes that: Women wearing … [Read more...]
Want Mixed Girl Natural Hair Like Tracee Ellis Ross?
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We’ve all seen this image circulating on natural hair group facebook pages, instagram accounts and twitter: And if you’re like me – one of your first reactions was probably to laugh. To the point of howling. But I have to admit that after I laughed I felt…off. I’ve debated with whether or not to forward or “like” the image. After all – who doesn’t like a good “natural … [Read more...]
Mommy, I don’t Like My Hair!
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Early Hair Pride Now that I’m raising a child I find it even more important that I surround mini-me with affirming images of natural hair. At first I didn’t think this would be that big of a deal because my child is a boy and when we usually think about natural hair we do so in terms of girl children. But as I previously mentioned here, learning to appreciate natural hair is … [Read more...]
Why an Afro State of Mind
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Hey folks! So I've been getting a lot of questions about why I started this project and what motivated me to take on this topic. If you're familiar with the natural hair movement, then you know that many natural blogs tend to focus a lot on styling and hair care tips (and I thank God that they do because I learn a lot from them!). But this blog/project tends to focus more … [Read more...]