Archive | black in america

26 March 2010 ~ 20 Comments

The Red Pump Project

Let’s begin with the stats. Black teens aged 13–19 represent only 16 percent of all teenagers in the United States but are 69% of new AIDS cases among teens. (The Henry Kaiser Foundation.) Almost 70 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV-positive women in the United States are black women. (ABC News) AIDS is the leading [...]

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10 January 2010 ~ 39 Comments

Actress Gabrielle Union talks about skin color and hair insecurities

This article written by Gabrielle Union was posted Friday on urban website Global Grind. See the original article HERE. *** If you ask my parents they would say I was a perfect child, a model child, because I did everything that was asked of me. I got great grades, I was a great athlete, I [...]

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24 November 2009 ~ 32 Comments

Question of the day: Is the media obssessed with how ‘messed up’ black women are?

The recent release of the film “Precious” — about a dark-skinned, overweight, illiterate, sexually abused New York teen who discovers that she is HIV positive — has sparked a lot of discussion in the black community. Some people (including myself) are glad to see the issue of abuse being spotlighted by the media. Others, including [...]

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15 October 2009 ~ 20 Comments

Harvard Law School graduate and author Chris-Tia: I nearly lost my job because of my wig obsession

After accepting a position at one of the top law firms in the nation straight out of Harvard Law School, I felt major pressure to blend in with my white colleagues. I was working long hours and felt like I needed to be a younger version of the ultra beautiful, super smart, and sophisticated Claire [...]

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07 September 2009 ~ 35 Comments

HILARIOUSNESS: white dude uses relaxer to get ‘slicked back hair’

I thought this was really funny! Thanks for sending it in Eliss!!Perhaps relaxer companies can find a new market among white dudes and give black women a break from their incessant marketing. My favorite line:“So you put it in there, it burns the sh*t out of you.” document.getElementById(“post-584-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post

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08 August 2009 ~ 17 Comments

saturday retrospective: how come our butts — but not our hair — passed the beauty standard test?

Serena Williams — big butt… and a weaveBeyonce — big butt… and a weaveMichelle Obama — big butt (Barack knows it!)… and a pressI’m no anthropologist but I think it’s fair to say that big, round butts are most common to black women — women of African descent. My boyfriend went to the African country [...]

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31 July 2009 ~ 84 Comments

BGLH interview with white dad of adopted ethiopian daughter who learned to do her hair

Last week we were all captivated by the images in the Atlanta Journal Constitution of a white dad — Clifton Green — who learned to take care of his adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair. (Click this link for the AJC slideshow: http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/living/braids/) I was so amazed that I tracked Clifton down and asked if he would [...]

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23 July 2009 ~ 59 Comments

real love: white father of adopted ethiopian girl learns to do her hair… and it looks on point!

A BGLH reader sent this to me (thanks Miss Bush!) The complete slideshow is at the Atlanta Journal Constitution: http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/living/braids/The father is a professor at Emory University. A few more snippets: document.getElementById(“post-539-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post

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04 July 2009 ~ 34 Comments

saturday retrospective: natural hair in the entertainment industry [guest blogger week]

~by Shari N. I’m sure quite a few of you have at some point encountered resistance to your natural hair or have been on the receiving end of snarky comments (My mom asks me every week when I’m going to get a relaxer. Love you mom, but it’s not happening!). But ladies in the spotlight [...]

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27 June 2009 ~ 44 Comments

saturday retrospective: michael jackson, l’oreal and ciroc

Like many of you, I was stunned and deeply, deeply saddened by the loss of Michael Jackson. And also reflecting on the difficulties he had accepting himself. I read an Associated Press article about how his skin got lighter, his hair straighter and his nose more narrow as he became more successful. Mike had vitiligo, [...]

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