“Her frustration with my curls—and by extension, with me—was palpable. Each time she put her hands in it I could feel her resentment with each tug… Soon my mother ceased to personally care for my hair. She was caught up in the world of crack cocaine.” By Kadian Pow, Contributing Writer I love my mother. [...]
“I know there’s a need for discussion about the self-esteem issues, cultural stereotypes and pigeon holes. But we should all check ourselves for any degree of intolerance that may be influencing our attitudes in these discussions. Diversity of opinion benefits everyone and is necessary to avoid group thinking.” By G G, Contributing Writer When I [...]
“When the slave trade began, traders witnessed the amount of care Africans gave to their hair… Realizing the prominence hair played in the lives of western Africans, the first thing slave traders did was shave their heads; this was an unspeakable crime for Africans, because it robbed them of their identity.” By Fridith Seide, Contributing [...]
“All the compliments I received and jealous glares from short haired women didn’t make me want to keep being “that girl.” My hair was broken, damaged from relaxing and bleaching. But what else could I do?” By Natalie Sanders, Contributing Writer I’m that girl. The girl that always had “good hair.” I had to have [...]
By Lynsey Saunders, Contributing Writer Another decade, another black feature to alter? Plastic surgery is on the rise among black women. According to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2009 roughly 986,000 African-American women underwent cosmetic surgery compared to about 950,000 in 2008. The top three surgical procedures: liposuction, nose reshaping, [...]
“The executive also said, in high pitched enthusiasm, that they were looking to ‘broaden their market share’, and wanted to ‘go after a piece of Carol’s Daughter’s pie’. To hear them state the significance of going after the Carol’s Daughter client hurt my heart.” By Kat Stephens, Contributing Writer As naturals, we tend to be [...]
by Geraldine Amakihe, Contributing Writer Sudanese model Alex Wek Ethiopian Liya Kebede I didn’t know I was African until I left Africa. A loaded statement coming from a Nigerian; an Igbo girl. Nonetheless, it is exactly the way I used to feel, before my family relocated back to the States from Nigeria. Before I left [...]
Ernessa T. Carter is the author of 32 CANDLES, which is an Essence Magazine Recommended Read and Us Weekly Beach Pick (You may purchase her novel here.) In this piece, she discussed the emotional significance of cutting off her locs and becoming a loose-strand natural. Letting go of locs I don’t know many other women [...]
Debbie Rigaud is author of the young adult book Perfect Shot (pictured above), the first of Simon & Schuster Pulse Romantic Comedies series to feature an African-American (and natural haired!) protagonist. She reminisces on her hair story, and how it shaped her desire to feature a natural heroine. Author Debbie Rigaud Growing up, I was [...]
Several months back we had a discussion on BGLH about whether a man could love you, but hate your natural hair. Reader Rose (pictured above) is in that situation, and submitted her reflections. Recently, while talking to my boyfriend on the phone I asked him a deadly question. I thought I was looking for attention [...]
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