Black Hair
Black Hair
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Michigan Father Files $1M Lawsuit Over Biracial Child’s Unsanctioned Haircut by School Employee
Jimmy Hoffmeyer’s suit alleges Mount Pleasant Public School District ‘failed to properly train, monitor, direct, discipline, and supervise their employees.’
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Dove and the CROWN Coalition’s Latest Collaboration Is a Love Letter to Black Hair, Black Beauty and Nina Simone
Birds flying high, Black women everywhere know we feel when it comes to our natural hair. It’s time the rest of the world to know it, too.
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Jamaica's Supreme Court Rules That School Can Ban Child With Dreadlocks (No, We're Not Kidding)
If you’ve ever heard the statement ‘anti-Blackness is global’ and wondered what it truly meant, consider this news: the Supreme Court in Jamaica, an island whose population is around 80 percent Black people, has ruled in favor of a school that said a seven-year-old could not attend their classes unless she cut her dreadlocks. “I…
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Ray Allen Challenges Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James to the #GeorgeJeffersonChallenge…and Hairlines Will Never Be the Same Again
Black men are fiercely protective of two things: our hair and our hairlines. So it stands to reason that after spending nearly a month trapped in our homes, we are all looking a little worse for the wear in a world without lineups. To the surprise of many, famous faces like Diddy and Kevin Hart…
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A Word of Encouragement to All the Black Men Who Desperately Need Haircuts Right Now
I see you, fam. Really, I do. Well, actually I don’t, like literally. Because of the social distancing thing and the statewide lockdown thing, I only leave home now for daily walks and maybe to take the kids to this open parking lot behind my house. So when I say I see you, I mean…
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TSA Agent in Minnesota Yanks a Native Woman’s Braids, Says, ‘Giddyup’
I think it’s safe to say that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds the title for the most outwardly racist agency in Homeland Security. But that isn’t stopping the folks at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from giving them a run for their money. NBC News reports that on Monday, Tara Houska, a Native-American attorney…
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Black Man With (Possible? Probable?) Hair Plugs Complains That Black People Care Too Much About Our Hair
Perhaps the most telling aspect of thrift shop fedora repurposed as a strip club daytime shift buffet tray with sentience Jason Whitlock’s continued descent into Take Perdition is that there’s no variance with him. For someone who frequently decries SJW groupthink, he’s as predictable as a burp after a sip of soda. If a black…
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What Our Reactions to the H&M Child Model’s Hair Really Said About Our Feelings About Black Hair
Any black person who has embarked on a natural hair journey can inform you that afro-textured hair is work. After going natural over five years ago, I’ve spent countless hours experimenting with everything from DIY avocado and banana hair smoothies to handheld hair steamers. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time considering the merits of…
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Texas School District Gives 4-Year-Old Boy Two Options: Either Cut Your Hair or Wear a Dress
I don’t condone violence, but if ever there was a story that completely justifies throwing hands, you’re about to read it. According to WKYT, four-year-old Michael “Tink” Trimble’s plans to spend his first day of school minding his business while living his best Capri Sun-flavored life came to an abrupt end when his grandmother, Randi…
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Racial Profiling or Nah? TSA Scanners Are Singling Out Black Women
For black women throughout the world, “Don’t Touch My Hair” is much more than the pinnacle of Solange’s discography, it’s dogma—or an ominous warning that both life and limb can be lost should you cross that line. But TSA agents play by a different set of rules. And while they claim they aren’t discriminating against…