All posts tagged "Featured"
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bell hooks Calls Beyonce ‘Anti-Feminist’ and ‘Terrorist’
For those of you who don’t know, bell hooks is an extremely popular black feminist theorist and intellectual. She has published over 30 books and...
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Steam Therapy, So Amazing For Your Hair
Steam Therapy What a wonderful way to pamper your tresses! I mean really ladies, steam therapy is like getting your hair shampooed and scalp massaged...
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Natural Chica Goes Straight Again, No Lye!
Our Good Friend Robin D. Groover is a Master at what she does. The last time Natural Chica had her hair straightened was December 2011....
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Large Puff On Short Natural Hair
What Do You Think?
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The Spiritual Significance of Hair Across Cultures
There are some people today that say that hair is “just hair” and that too much emphasis is placed upon it. There are others that...
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Great Wash-N-Go Tutorial
What do you think of this Wash-N-Go Tutorial?
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Facing the Reality of Your Curls
I spent my Sunday morning cutting off the limp previously relaxed ends of a good friend. I watched as her excitement slowly evaporated into...
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5 Tips To Maintaining Healthy Hair While Exploring Different Styles
5 Tips to maintaining healthy hair while wearing extensions Ladies I know many of you love yourselves some weaves/extensions. They allow you to switch...
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Men: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
As I have become a part of the natural hair movement, I have realized that men are either a part of the problem or...
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Avril Lavigne: White Women and Racialized Sexism
I really don’t want to have to write this post because I am seriously tired of writing about white women being racist, but alas, it’s...
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How to Raise Children That Love Their Natural Hair and Beauty
Loving and appreciating ourselves should begin as early as possible. When a person feels great about who they are and how they look, it...
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What’s Protective Styling?
In the world of natural hair, locs, dreads, dreadlocks and length checks protective styling is quintessential to keeping your crown healthy. How so you...
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DreamWorks FIRST Black Woman in 3D
Policymic states: “Brace yourself, America. DreamWorks Animation Studios has announced the addition of a black female heroine (gasp!) to its repertoire of white dogs, green ogres,...
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Take A Swim, Naturally!
Swimming Lessons… Well Not really, but its hot out somewhere in the world and many of you will be taking that dive in your nearest...
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Maintaining Healthy Hair From the Inside:
One of the most asked questions I get is: “How do I maintain healthy hair?” or “What is healthy hair?” Healthy hair is hair that...
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Have you heard of Valerie June?
A few months ago, my fiancé and I decided to go to a Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings concert in St. Petersburg, FL. Jones’ music...
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OMG I’m A Product Junkie
So you have decided to make that transition and wear your hair natural. Now the daunting task of finding products that works well on your...
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Keke Palmer Will Host New Show on BET
According to Entertainment Weekly: The Akeelah and the Bee star will host her own daily talk show this summer on BET tentatively titled The...
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Is Co-washing Good for the Hair?
First of all you wash clothes, cars, dishes and your body; you shampoo your hair. (Hence shampoo for hair and soap for all else. LOL) ...
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12 Natural Ways to Prevent Balding, Thinning, or Damaged Hair
1. Everyone Loves the Sunshine (and so should you!) Hair needs exposure to sunshine or sunlight, so why cover it up? Constant wearing of hats...
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Steve Harvey and Benevolent Sexism
Yes, I will admit it. I pretty much listen to the Steve Harvey morning show in my car almost every morning when I drive to...
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Top 6 Misconceptions About Going Natural
Many of us have gone natural with our hair, or considered going natural, but not many of us COULD EVER HAVE IMAGINED the psychological effects...
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The Natural Hair Transition in the Mind
When we think of transitioning back to our natural hair, we often think of the external changes, styles and maintenance. However there occurs an equally...
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What! Mildew In The Hair
Updated 6/17/2014:: How to Prevent Mildew and Mold Yes, this is a real issue. You won’t believe how many people suffer with the funky...
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I’m Natural, So I don’t Need A Professional!
I’m Natural So I don’t need a Professional…WROOOONG This is the most common misconception in this natural hair movement. Ladies, Ladies, Ladies… I...
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Interlocking Locs?
To interlock or not that is the question. Many of you have inquired about interlocking your locs. Today I will dispel a couple myths about...
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Curl Definition
Many women ask, “How do I get my curls more defined?” Curls are such a confusing topic for many of my naturalistas. Why so, you...
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What Does Your Hair Say About You?
Your hair can do more than hold a cute style for you to wear around. Since the days of the ancients it has been so...
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Running Through Illness
Running is in my blood. I’ve always been a runner. I started “officially” running when I was in high school. Before then, I ran in...
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You are Not Going Anywhere…You are Returning
I produced a Youtube video a few years back about natural hair and I used the term “going natural”. At that time, this was the...
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5 Things You Should Know Before Getting Micro Sized Locs
1. What’s the main difference between Microlocs, Nappylocs ™, and Sisterlocks™? There are several versions of what appear to be the same, if not very...
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How to Combat Dandruff
Ohhh those pesky white flakes of dead skin, are really annoying right? Let’s talk about one of the common scalp condition that plagues many people....
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The True cost of being your own stylist
You’ve decided to go natural and fire your professional stylist. Now you think that you have won the battle with your hair. Well take a...
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Loving Your Locs!
Oh the wonderful world of locs, dreads, dreds, free forms, dreadlocks, starter locs, 2 strand twists, interlocks, sister/brotherlocks and loc extensions. (Or whatever you like...
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Is Pharrell a Little Too “Happy” that We Forgot about “Blurred Lines”?
Like most of the mainstream populace, I too like the quirky upbeat song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams [although the radio has been playing it...
