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First off, Happy Thanksgiving!!! Ok, so as some of you who have been following the blog for a while know, I am transitioning and it hasn’t been the easiest process for me (http://bglhonline.com/2009/07/questions-from-a-newbie-the-transitioner-edition/). And I recently asked about wigs: http://bglhonline.com/2009/11/question-of-the-day-the-emergency-wig/…well, I broke down and got a sew-in weave. And it has been an interesting experience [...]

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My daily life brings me into contact with all sorts of people; black and otherwise. And when I’m buying things, I’m not really thinking about whether my products were made by a black person, or whether I’m buying from a black-owned store. And why should I? If we’re trying to get to a ‘post-racial world’, [...]

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Carnisha participated in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway. I’m from Houston Texas and I am a Senior Staff Assistant at University of Texas Medical School. On going natural… I went natural 22 days ago because I was tired of putting chemicals in my hair and I wanted to be free from keeping up appearances [...]

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Nkechi was one of 5 winners in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway I am from Nigeria. I am currently an undergraduate student at an Ivy League university. On going natural… I stopped relaxing my hair in May 2008. I transitioned using extensions (braids and weaves) until February 2009. I went to the barber’s to [...]

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Chantel was one of 5 winners in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway. I am from Mobile, Alabama, currently I am a student at Auburn University. My major is apparel merchandising and design production, I plan on becoming a retail buyer/fashion journalist. On going natural… I got my last perm two weeks before my graduation [...]

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Janada relaxed on her wedding day Byron Bay, Australia Where are you from? J: I am originally from Canada. But we now call The Gold Coast in Australia my home away from home. I am completing my masters degree and my husband is doing his law degree. We had heard about the positive opportunities for graduate [...]

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Question for J from Chandra: Hello Jenteel, Thank you thank you thank you for your blog I must say first and foremost. I really can’t thank you enough for all of the great information and inspiration. I am a singer songwriter currently living in Germany but from Florida. I have struggled with my hair and [...]

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I love bangs. Back in my straight-hair days, bangs were my trademark. I was all about the sheeny (though ever-thinning) side-swoop. It was deep to me. Deep enough that I co-signed on this black and white, looking-off-into-the-distance shot taken of me in college, featuring my sheeny bangs. But these days, making “bangs” mainly consists of [...]

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Where are you from and what do you do? N: I’m from Baltimore…and I’m in transition. I’ll be a college student (somewhere, God willing) in the spring. But right now I work in a high school as a Project Intern for the Youth Development Unit. When did you go natural? Why? N: I’m natural by [...]

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Also known as the “Butter Pear” or “Alligator Pear”, beloved readers, this rather homely fruit yields a rather attractive surprise: an oil that can enrich, health and nourish your scalp. It’s also one of three oils that actually penetrate the hair strand! A healthy scalp is ultimately responsible for healthy hair (and a healthy body [...]

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