Almost three years ago I made one of the most challenging decisions of my life. I decided to put down the tub of relaxer, pick up the pressing comb and head towards a ‘natural’ hair lifestyle. The decision for me to leave the box of relaxer on the shelf and put an end to the…
Sometimes the best advice comes not from experts and professionals but from someone who has trodden a path and gained experience, wisdom and understanding along the way that has tremendous merit and value. In academia we call this ‘experiential learning’ and often award university credits in recognition. Chicoro’s Grow It serves as a perfect example…
This book offers a refreshing insight into the politics surrounding black women’s hair and a moving collection of writings from women across the
The Science of Black Hair lives up to the promise of its title in every way – because it is an in-depth, scientific guide to caring for afro textured hair. At 8×10, 240 pages long and written in double columns, this is a hefty piece of work that clearly took years to research and write….
I am writing this comment to in regards to the somewhat general perception that we black men only seem to appreciate black women with relaxed, weaved or any other type of straight “good hair”. Personally I find black women with natural hair extremely attractive and really wish there were more sistas out there that did…
It’s funny how a personal choice has made such a difference not only to my own life, but many other people’s as well. It was two years ago that I decided to stop relaxing my hair. The small coin sized bald patch on my head seemed to grow every time I got my relaxer and…