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Locs and Twisted Hairstyles Have Been Approved for Women in the Marines
Women in the United States Marines will now have the ability to wear twisted and locked hairstyles during their service.
Video:100 years of black hairstyles in less than 60 seconds
This video shows the range of hairstyles worn by black women over the last century. We need to bring some of this styles back. H/T: Buzzfeed
Black and in Vietnam, my hair is not a spectacle
by Adam Mahoney I’ve been living in Vietnam for four months and from the first 30 minutes I arrived in the country, my hair was a problem. I’m a 20 year old junior in college, so when the opportunity to not be in a classroom full of wealthy, white peers presented itself, I jumped at […]
Our hair is a map to freedom: What I learned about resistance from the “1st” free Black town in the Americas
By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. Last month, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s genocide of their Black populations. Unsurprisingly, Argentina is not much different from other countries who have tried to erase their Black populations or their impact […]
Don’t touch our hair: In hilarious online game ‘Hair Nah’, Black folk’s hair is off limits
Art director Momo Pixel (really, that’s her name, not making this up) has created a game based on an all too familiar microaggression that comes along with being Black; dodging the hands of those who wish to have ownership or control of our hair. Pixel created the game after recounting a story of strangers reaching […]
In New Johns Hopkins Study, Black Women’s Hair Can’t Win For Losing
Last week, a research team from Johns Hopkins Medicine published a review of 19 studies titled “All Hairstyles Are Not Created Equal”, in which they analyzed the relationship between “scalp-pulling” hairstyles and hair loss among Black women. The takeaway, according to Dr. Crystal Aguh, is to offer both Black women patients and dermatologists tips for […]
“The Hair Tales” Reminds Us of the Magic of Black Hair
People who don’t understand Black hair want to talk about it without saying anything worth hearing. For example, recently, instead of concentrating on filing for bankruptcy, rapper 50 Cent had the time to insult a woman on Instagram because of her natural hair. However, “The Hair Tales”, a video series created by writer and […]
The ‘White Boy In Locs’ Movement Isn’t Just About A Hairstyle
At some point, we have to come clean about the toxic ways that whiteness works to perpetually erase, pacify, and root out blackness in the United States. And we have to be honest that cultural appropriation is a deeper ideological commitment than just a desire to emulate hairstyles, vernacular, food, and clothing.
WatchCut Celebrates 100 Years in Black Men’s Hair
It’s time to celebrate Black men’s hair. WatchCut is taking a look at Black men with its newest video for its “100 Years of Beauty” series.
12-year Navy veteran discharged for refusing to cut hair
A 12-year Navy veteran has been discharged for refusing to cut her hair or wear a wig as demanded by officials. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jessica Sims is described as an exemplary sailor. For most of her time in the Navy, she had kept her hair in natural locks with a bun for most […]
Two leaders, different styles
The following post was published in the New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Matt Apuzzo. By: Peter Baker and Matt Apuzzo The two men in open-collar shirts sat facing each other, papers and a BlackBerry strewn on a coffee table, sober looks on both their faces. One leaned forward, gesturing with his […]
Military to ease up on hairstyle policy after complaints of discrimination from black recruits
The United States military is easing up on its hairstyle requirements to allow more styles that are popular with black women. The changes come in response to criticism from black service members and lawmakers that black recruits had been treated unfairly by the new restrictions.