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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 to [...]

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Jana was one of 10 winners in our recent Now and Then giveaway.

I am from Bessemer, Alabama and I’m a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham majoring in graphic design. I am an artist and I never limit myself to one thing. I like to explore different areas from music to modeling to [...]

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It’s the first of the month! Email photos of your hair before and after you went natural to blackgirllonghair@gmail.com and I will post them throughout the day. The giveaway will end at midnight or when we get 40 entries — whichever comes first. So you know the drill. Send in your photos, then help me [...]

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So, BGLH readers recently asked J, Shari and I — who all have very different textures — to list our top products. J kicked us off with her list below, and Shari and I will post ours in the coming days… but there are a VARIETY of textures represented by the women who follow this [...]

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Where are you from and what do you do?
L: I live in London and I work as a User Experience Consultant. That probably doesn’t mean much to a lot of people (I always find it hard to define!). I basically work with digital products (mobiles, websites, touch screen ticket machines etc) and help to improve [...]

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Busayo was one of five winners in our recent “Now and Then” giveaway.

I am from Toronto by way of Nigerian parents. Currently I am a full time student and part-time counselor for children.
On going natural…
I transitioned for a few months and finally did the big chop in Summer of 2007. To be honest, it was [...]

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“When I big chopped, I felt free inside. I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw no masks, nothing to hide behind. I saw the real me…and I loved it.” ~Sierra

Where are you from and what do you do?
S: I’m from Houston, TX, but currently living in San Francisco, CA. I’m in [...]

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