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Blogs by members about natural hair, styling, products and more.
K. Asher Wilkins
Name: K. Asher Wilkins Location: Brooklyn,NY Occupation: Real Estate Investor/Massage Therapist
Kinky Brother
Tales of Hair, Manhood and Social Justice. When I was first asked to consider writing a column on hair from my perspective as a man and activist, I was ambivalent. C’mon. Hair? Okay, I admit that beyond the role it plays in style and fashion, hair is fertile ground for commentary. There are few places where black […]
Top 10 Causes of Hair Breakage in Natural Hair
Top 10 Causes of Hair Breakage in Natural Hair Among the various causes of breakage in natural hair, many are those which you have less control over while there are many man-induced ones, which can be handled with better care. Here are the most common ones.
Arthur about black Hair and his Dreadlocks Style
Arthur from Brooklyn is a regular customer of master loctition and Black Hair specialist Yendys. We asked Arthur his reasons for locing, the pros and cons of dreadlocks. Read his surprising answers.
Carol Aron
Is the 1st ever Miss Kroeshaar, Holland’s Next Natural Model. The rivalry to win the natural beauty trophy was not easy. The winner shares how she approached the beauty pageant as well as her strategy to top the other eight contestants.
Yannick Noah
Part 1 of my interview with Arthur Ashe’s protégé, the only tennis player with dreadlocks who ever won a grand slam. He doesn’t only talk about his new CD and how Obama inspired him but also why he started locs, what his hair, his family and tennis mean to him and where gets his spirituality […]
Yannick Noah part 2
Part 2 of my interview with Arthur Ashe’s protégé, the only tennis player with dreadlocks who ever won a grand slam. He doesn’t only talk about his new CD and how Obama inspired him but also why he started locs, what his hair, his family and tennis mean to him and where gets his spirituality […]
Valerie June
How I choose to wear my hair has sometimes automatically branded me in the minds of others as a “Rasta” or a reggae singer. When in reality, I just think it is easier than having to go sit under the hairdryer every week and having my scalp burned every two weeks. This only touches on […]
What If Your Mom Insists on a Perm?
Teenagers are in a rough spot when it comes to personal decision making. On the cusp of adulthood though not yet of legal age, high schoolers have to contend with both peer and parental pressure of varying degrees. Often, having natural hair is at odds with other classmates, making the desire to wear their hair in its […]
Should you change your hair for a job?
I often get asked about my mohawk. Surprisingly, during the course of our two-plus year relationship, we’ve yet to solicit a single negative comment from a potential employer, nor have we lacked in male or female attention. I say “we” because, over the course of being natural (which, in my case, is
Tracye McQuirter
Talking about healthy food with the author of “By any greens necessary”. She used to relax her hair every 4 weeks before going natural.
Hanif about Napps
Name: Hanif Juma Ramcharitar Age: 24 Location: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NYC Occupation: Barista