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Get the special edition of Going Natural, How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair and get a Free Roller Braid
To mark the 15th anniversary I am publishing a special edition of Going Natural, How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair. To celebrate this milestone I offer you a special edition of the book with a free gift! Check it out. Read More “Get the special edition of Going Natural, How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair and get a Free Roller Braid”
Coloring hair goes wrong in a Live video on Instagram
Recently an Instagram star Lori Faith hair came out on a live stream. She dyed her hair then went on to relax it shortly after.While combing her hair through it started to fall out. Read More “Coloring hair goes wrong in a Live video on Instagram”
15th Anniversary edition of Going Natural How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair
The 15th anniversary edition of Going Natural, How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair is coming out in September. Added will be a listing of natural hair salons and Black owned natural hair care brands. Read More “15th Anniversary edition of Going Natural How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair”
Sisterlocks: Freedom From “Product Junkieism”
I was once a proud product junkie. You know you are a product junkie when both of your bathroom cabinets are full of products and you sneak in that extra curl definer before anyone gets home. I would buy whatever product was hot for the moment. I started with Miss Jessie’s in 2008. The search for the perfect product included Oyin, Uncle Funky’s Daughter, Curls, Karen’s Body Beautiful and many more brands.
Come, shop and have your picture taken
Come, shop and have your photo taken!
The Festival is one of my summer staples. It’s espcially known for its family friendliness. Entertainment from happy kids activities to amazing performances and all they ask is a $5 donation.
My booth will be on the field on the left of the Muntu stage where the Hair Show will be held. The lot nr is 76. I will be there from Saturday Juli 1st to Tuesday July 4th from:
| Saturday 12 pm – 8 pm Sunday 1 pm – 9 pm Monday 2 pm – 9 pm Tuesday 12 pm – 8 pm |      |
The Going Natural Hair products will be available as well as items the Going Natural marketplace: FromUsByUs.com. So come, shop and let your picture be taken! See some of the hot items. For those who can’t make it click to order online.
See an impression of last year.
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The Going Natural Hair Show is at the Muntu stage at the IAAFestival located at
Commodore Barry Park
Flushing Avenue and Navy Street
Downtown, Brooklyn
Entrance for the Muntu Show:
North Elliot near the corner of North Elliot and Park
Bus B26 to Flushing Av/N Portland Av.
F Train to York Street.
Going Natural has a booth, on the field to the left of the Muntu stage: Lot number 76.
The very 1st Going Natural Hair Show in Paramaribo Suriname
15 years ago I started kroeshaar.com (the Dutch version of going-natural.com/) just before I was about to debut with ‘Kroeshaar, wat je moet weten en meer’, the very first book about natural hair in Dutch. Natural hair was way more controversial back then. I think it was even considered a taboo so I didn’t really know how people would respond to my natural hair care book.
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Black Follicles Matter: My Book Talk at Sisters Uptown Bookstore
Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center
On Saturday June 10th, I had a book talk about Bad Hair Uprooted, the Untold History of Black Follicles at Sisters Uptown bookstore in Harlem. That colorful vibrant place where delicious healthy smoothies are also available, must be the coziest bookstore in the city. This beautiful space envisioned and owned by Miss Janifer Wilson that opened up in 2000 has been serving as a community center since June 2007.
Welcomed by the owner herself, a warm personality complimented with thick fabulous natural hair strands, made me feel at home instantly.
With over 100 RSVP’s and a couple of people who had called the bookstore to be on the waiting list, I was a little nervous that the space would be too small but even that single worry faded away. Not everybody showed up so there was room enough and it turned out to be a great gathering and book talk.
Friends from my home country Suriname; Sherida, Edmond and Sieglien. You can order the book at https://fromusbyus.com/books
Besides a few friends who came to support me, I found myself to be in front of a whole new audience. A showing of hands told me they weren’t familiar with going-natural.com at all. So as usual I introduced myself but this time I really started at the very beginning of my journey of when I went natural and why because ultimately that is what brought me there.
Not sure if all of you remember but I went natural because my hair was breaking severely at a time when I was living in Amsterdam the Netherlands with no information about natural hair at all.
As desperate as I was back then, when I look back now I see my hair breakage as a blessing. It was not just my hair but the universe slowly but surely swayed me to change course.
When I got to my first book Going-Natural started to ring a bell as one of the guests had bought the book back in the day, read it and even tried some of the styles. She tried the twist out among others but her favorite one was the flat twists because that lasted longer. It never fails to be a wonderful experience to hear a reader talk about how your book helped them.
Bookstore owner Janifer Wilson and Dervie buying Bad Hair Uprooted, the Untold History of Black Follicles.
The Going Natural Hair products were also a hit. Not only did Miss Janifer herself bought some, she will also carry them in her store. So from now on Harlem people, you don’t have to travel to Brooklyn anymore if you don’t want to order online, you can get the Going Natural hair Care products at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore.
Unfortunately I couldn’t catch all people on tape nor on camera but I still feel grateful, humbled and happy.If you want to hear the full story of why Black Follicles Matter, check the Going Natural Events Page. More book talks and a hair show are coming up!
Charene and Peter
I am wearing the Moroccan Magic Dress available at our new Marketplace FromUsbyUs.com
Going Natural presents Black Follicles Matter; dashingly outstanding hairstyles to break barriers and create awareness
Watch the video below!
Thirty- two years after the first ever dreadlocks grooming salon opened its doors and natural hair has become an inevitable lifestyle, the booming movement established its own hair and fashion show.Going-Natural.com, instrumental in propelling the online natural hair movement for over a decade and the International African Arts Festival, a cultural beacon of New York for 46 years, have been teaming up, to give the natural hair movement the stage it so deserves.
Last year’s natural hair show ‘Back to the Future of Our Roots’ set the stage for natural hairstylists and models to emerge to limitless heights with the goal to take the now billion dollar industry to the next level of professionalism and acceptance.
With this year’s theme Black Follicles Matter, Drs. Mireille Liong, producer and founder of Going-Natural.com aims to highlight the social injustices that people with African strands, still have to endure.
Black people are the only people on planet earth who don’t have the fundamental human right to wear their God-given tresses natural, says Liong.
Styles that are natural to African strands are considered radical and improper for the workplace which is detrimental to Black follicles.
73% of Black women are suffering from relaxer-induced alopecia, hair loss related to chemical straighteners. Instead of hiding the pain and shame behind wigs and weaves, we need to talk, address and solve the underlying issues.
The goal of the Going Natural Hair Show is to expose the unmatched versatility and beauty of Black Follicles while creating awareness and breaking stereotypes.
The next Going Natural Hair show will be on July 4th at the African Festival at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, NY.
If you are a hairstylist who wants to participate, please contact us at info@going-natural.com.
Going Natural Hair Care for Natural Hairstyles for African American Women
Going Natural presents Black Follicles Matter; dashingly outstanding hairstyles to break barriers and create awareness
Watch the video below!
Thirty- two years after the first ever dreadlocks grooming salon opened its doors and natural hair has become an inevitable lifestyle, the booming movement established its own hair and fashion show.Going-Natural.com, instrumental in propelling the online natural hair movement for over a decade and the International African Arts Festival, a cultural beacon of New York for 46 years, have been teaming up, to give the natural hair movement the stage it so deserves.
Last year’s natural hair show ‘Back to the Future of Our Roots’ set the stage for natural hairstylists and models to emerge to limitless heights with the goal to take the now billion dollar industry to the next level of professionalism and acceptance.
With this year’s theme Black Follicles Matter, Drs. Mireille Liong, producer and founder of Going-Natural.com aims to highlight the social injustices that people with African strands, still have to endure.
Black people are the only people on planet earth who don’t have the fundamental human right to wear their God-given tresses natural, says Liong.
Styles that are natural to African strands are considered radical and improper for the workplace which is detrimental to Black follicles.
73% of Black women are suffering from relaxer-induced alopecia, hair loss related to chemical straighteners. Instead of hiding the pain and shame behind wigs and weaves, we need to talk, address and solve the underlying issues.
The goal of the Going Natural Hair Show is to expose the unmatched versatility and beauty of Black Follicles while creating awareness and breaking stereotypes.
The next Going Natural Hair show will be on July 4th at the African Festival at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, NY.
If you are a hairstylist who wants to participate, please contact us at info@going-natural.com.
Going Natural Hair Care for Natural Hairstyles for African American Women
How to Treat that Thinning, Slow Growing Spot
Do you suffer from hair loss? Or thinning hair in some areas of your head? The answer is yes for many of us naturals. So, don’t feel alone in this battle, we can conquer this together. The first thing to do when we see this happening is to get to the root of it. Find out what the cause of your hair loss is. Thinning hair or hair loss may be caused by several factors ranging from something as simple as vitamin deficiency to something more serious such as hormone imbalance. The following may be causes of thinning or slow growing hair:
Cisco Clervoix: Dreadlocked Shakespearian
“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” — Audre Lorde
Patrick Marcelino: Dreadlocked Tarzan to Your Jane
For my documentary Black follicles Matters, I interview (Black) men and women about their hair experience. This week: Dreadlocked Model/Actor Patrick Marcelino aka Ras Camarao.
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Belgian Woman Fired For already being Black and wearing Box Braids
Acts of discrimination in the workplace are often kept quiet, and for many people, they often won’t believe someone’s rehashing of an event unless they were there themselves. Why? Because we often think that workplace discrimination, especially with regard to race or ethnicity, is a thing of the past. Facebook user Tabitha Willemsen (aka Gaia Skye on Facebook) posted a recent encounter with her employer in a hair and fashion store in Lichtaart, Belgium. Ms. Willemsen worked at the store a few hours a week through a temp agency.
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Going Natural Hair Care, styles and history in Suriname
Thanks to Going Natural Hair Care, I had the honor to present Sabi Wiri, a weekend in which Bad hair was uprooted, the beauty of natural hairstyles was highlighted and natural hair care was key.
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Mireille Liong
Biography of Drs. Mireille Liong
Drs. Mireille Liong-A-Kong, a Suriname native with a Master Degree in Information Technology, is an award-winning Social Entrepreneur, author and founder of a series of web communities that highlight the beauty of natural hair and expose the reality of unequal of hair rights.
