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11 YR Old Girl Bullied For Her Dark Skin Uses Twitter To Fight Back
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These days kids have to have a certain level of strength to not only do well in school but also deal with some of the social issues they are faced with from their peers.
Last week news broke of a stunning 11yr old girl from South Los Angeles who has...
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Boycott Called For Asian Owned Beauty Supply Store After Owner Is Caught Assaulting A Black Woman
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A West Charlotte Aisan owned beauty supply store is under fire today after video surfaced of the owner Sung Ho Lim literally kicking and choking a black woman who he thought was shop lifting.
The beauty supply store called Misha Beauty is being protested and members of the community...
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This Pop Up Salon In Uganda Treats Black Hair As A Science And An Art
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Salooni is a salon that is adding to the renovation of how we look at and treat black hair through their pop-up salon services.
Salooni is the brainchild of Kampire Bahana a Ugnadan writer and DJ as well as three of her friends. They named the salon after what salons...
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L’Oreal Facing Another Lawsuit For A Relaxer That Is Causing Hairloss
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Back in September L'Oreal found themselves in some hot water because women were complaining that their new relaxer was burning off their hair.
Well just this week another angry customer came forward with photo's saying she was going to sue the company because she purchased the relaxer thinking she would...
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Wow! Teacher Sends Home A Note To A Chicago Mom About Her Daughter Having Too Much Coconut Oil In Her Hair
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Chicago parent, Tionna Norris shared with her Facebook followers the note above where her daughter's teacher is requesting she use less oil in her child's hair.
According to the note the kids are complaining that the oil in the child's hair "stinks"
Via Yahoo:
Monday when Tionna Norris, a Chicago parent, shared...
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Kentucky Highschool Lifts The Ban On Natural Hair After Parents Call Them Out For Being Racist
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In my short 5-6 yr stint of writing about natural hair I have probably written over 30 articles about black students in schools being chastised or sent home due to 'distracting hairstyles', but this! This has to be the most ludicrous and racist scenario ever.
Butler Traditional High Shool in...
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What Natural Hair And Beauty Bloggers Are Saying About The Recent Police Shootings
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At some point in our little world, we have to stop and say something, we cannot continue to talk about 4C hair, coconut oil, and lipstick and not express the sheer heaviness of the recent slaughtering of our black men.
I myself have wondered how in the world do I...
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Riri Williams Is The New “Iron Woman” And She Is A 15yr Old Black Girl
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This is a great day for girl comic book heads everywhere because there is a new Iron 'man' and she is not a man. As a matter of fact, she is a 15yr old black girl named Riri Williams. In an exclusive interview with Time The Marvel writer, Brian...
Recently Barbie released their career dolls one of which was a perfect gift for Marcus Montgomery's wife who was celebrating her birthday and who is also a game developer herself.
Well, when he tried to purchase the Barbie he realized that they did not have one that quite matched his...
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Salon Refers To A Black Woman’s Hair As “An Animal That Cannot Be Tamed
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Bianca Dawkins sent us an email on Blackhairinformation about an incident involving herself and a salon she visited last week. She wanted her story told and when I read it, I was more than happy to oblige.
Bianca wanted a simple, wash, blow-dry and flat iron but when she finally...