Is going natural about self acceptance?
Going natural and staying natural was a HUGE step towards accepting myself. Basically I didn’t realize just how much of myself I hadn’t really accepted until I went natural
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A Choice of Weapons: The New Renaissance Artists, that is. An exhibition by African Voices to honor Gordon Parks. See what pictures were chosen and help me choose the rest.
When God Closes a Door He Opens a Window
Beyond the gates of Guyana in 1973 Orin Saunders decided to embark on America. After he re-united with his mother in the United States Orin began his studies in architecture and computer science. He became disenfranchised about the architectural profession do to constraints of prejudice with faculty and peers. Orin didn’t lose his momentum he […]
Working on my site
It’s a constant work in progress. Shop Natural Hair Products by Black Women at whatnaturalslove.com
Andre Meggerson
Name: Andre Meggerson Occupation: Performer/ Renaissance Man Homepage/blog: Ttightefx
Zavijava’s Natural Hair Story
The roughest natural moments happened during middle school when the majority of the girls had straightened hair. One day, I was in the lady’s room, and two older girls walked in. The girls chatted amongst themselves until they noticed me, one of the girls asked me ..
How can I speed up the process of Going Natural?
Hi Meireille, It has been 8 weeks since relaxing my hair and I was wondering if there was anything I could do or use to speed up the process???
Safiya
About two years before my big chop. I started to think about going natural after browsing natural hair forums, but I had zero support from family & friends. In October 2008, I finally decided that I was tired of the relaxers and needed a change! I had my last relaxer on October 18, 2008 and […]
My NBC interview
As the winner of America’s next natural model, I was invited on NBC to talk about the going-natural.com competition and what it means to be natural. Click on the image to see the broadcast
Shanika
The hardest part of my journey was learning the dynamics of natural hair care while disregarding all of the myths that I had heard all of my life regarding natural hair.
About America’s Next Natural Model
As an advocate for natural hair, who takes pictures to promote natural hairstyling, I became an early fan of America’s Next Top Model. Not only was the show fun to watch, the shoots, the feedback and especially Tyra’s tips were always incredibly useful.
Hair Show Guadeloupe
Going Natural visited Guadeloupe for their event Retour au naturel as part of their Black History Commemoration.
Going Natural the Guadeloupe Experience
I’ve looked forward to this trip since Marie-Josee, founder of Le Mois de l’ Afrique, MDA, sent me an invite to be part of their Black History Month celebration on the wonderful island of Guadeloupe.
Going Natural Guadeloupe
I’ve looked forward to this trip since Marie-Josee, founder of Le Mois de l’ Afrique, MDA, sent me an invite to be part of their Black History Month celebration on the wonderful island of Guadeloupe.
Ebony
The worst part of my journey was in 1998. My family and peers were giving me negative comments about my hair. Having natural hair was not “NORMAL” that’s why I relaxed my hair off and on all those years. But later on in my journey, I decided to write a book. You can purchase the […]