Some thought-provoking comments have been left on some recent posts. They suggest that natural hair is only for the beautiful. Comment #1some of these same women who cannot let go of their hair have been called monkeys and too black and have seen their sisters and mothers run from the sun. like i said before, [...]
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 [...]
A lot of times, I’ll hear statements like; “White people appreciate my natural hair more than black people.”“I get more compliments from non black people on my natural hair.”Followed by some variation of “It’s so sad. Why are black people like this?” I’m not going to disagree with those statements. They’ve been true in my [...]
So guest blogger week is over and we had some great entries! Thanks to all those who wrote guest posts! I used my blog-cation to relax and do some light behind the scenes BGLH work. I have a few exciting announcements about BGLH coming soon… so stay tuned! Also during my time off, I bought [...]
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, [...]
Wowowowowow… L’Oréal, the French cosmetics giant, whose advertising campaigns proclaim “because you’re worth it,” was found guilty of racial discrimination for considering black, Arab and Asian women unworthy of selling its shampoo. France’s highest court was told that the group had sought an all-white team of sales staff to promote Fructis Style, a haircare product [...]
I’ve been asked to announce an upcoming natural hair gathering in Lagos, Nigeria.Here are the details: Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pmLocation: 4 Adeyera Adeyemo Street. Ogudu G.R.AHost: Oghomwen Ehigie For more information, check out the event’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115109607626, or email oghomwen@gmail.com Also, as promised I found YouTube links to Tyra Banks’ [...]
In last Sunday’s retrospective the topic of natural hair and relationships came up. Many women said that non-black men and non-black friends were more supportive of their natural hair than black men and black friends. One of the more interesting quotes was from reader Serenissima: “I was also on another forum that read that most [...]
source: Slate magazine Slate magazine has a DOPE slideshow of natural hair from the 60s. See this is what I’m TALKIN’ BOUT! This is the era BGLH is seeking to usher in again… Check it out here: http://todayspictures.slate.com/20090617/ document.getElementById(“post-499-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post
BGLH reader Yuki left a comment on a recent post… Having frequented a number of natural hair sites and forums since I “big chopped” last September, I seem to be noticing that the black women who embrace their natural hair quite often live in racially diverse areas or predominantly white areas, while women who choose [...]
