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March 10, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

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We love “Hair Love”!

February 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Let’s take a moment to CELEBRATE “Hair Love”, the animated short film by Matthew Cherry, which was released by Sony Pictrues, and is now an Oscar nominee. The touching short film shows the love of black hair as a dad styles his daughter’s hair. Cherry and Karen Toliver of Sony Pictures Animation recently appeared on […]

When the hair journey is an alopecia journey

February 2, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

When we talk about our hair journey, much of it is trial and error, experimentation, trips to the salon, good and bad days, and, hopefully, a destination of self-acceptance. But for people with alopecia, this journey can feel like it leads straight off a cliff.

Actress Gabrielle Union and the subject of hair discrimination

December 8, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

According to recent reports, actress Gabrielle Union was allegedly told by “America’s Got Talent” producers that her hairstyles were “too black” and changed too often. While the matter is currently under investigation by SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), Black women and girls at every level face hair discrimination.

Let’s Talk Hair Screening @ New York City TV Festival

November 17, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

LET’S TALK HAIR will screen at the New York City TV Festival. NYCTVF, affiliated with the East Hampton TV Festival, is based on midtown Manhattan and the films will be showcased at the DOLBY Screening Room, 1350 Sixth Avenue, off 55th St, New York, NY 10019. On Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – Let’s Talk […]

H&M and the conversation around black children’s hair

September 29, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Why the H&M hair controversy matters, and how it adds to an important conversation around black children and hair care.

Turning a negative into a positive, hashtag #loclife celebrates wearing locs in the wake of NFL charity outrage

September 9, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

According to WGN-TV in Chicago, Sally Hazelgrove, head of The Crushers Club, a Chicago non-profit supported by NFL and Roc Nation, recently sparked outrage after being pictured cutting the dreadlocks off two black teenagers for “a better life.”

Best Tips for Hair Care and Travel – Some Will Surprise You!

August 11, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Best hair care tips for African-American women travel. black women hair travel

‘Black Girl Church’ pays homage to our passion for beauty

August 5, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

The upcoming documentary ‘Black Girl Church’ may just be the homage to our shared hair journey that we’ve always needed. Described as a project that “started off as a love letter to black girls, one of our safe spaces and the creativity that comes out of a place that is all our own,” the film […]