Black Hair

Frustrated by an inability to find a doll that highlighted her three daughters’ beautiful African-American features, Angelica Sweeting created one of her own. Sweeting, 27, of Miami, Florida, created the Angelica Doll after realizing that her oldest daughter Sophia was unhappy with her kinks and curls because of the straight-haired White dolls she played with […]

Ending what has turned out to be a nearly two decade fight, on late Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass a bill that would deregulate natural hair braiding, the latest shot in a culture war that had very real consequences for those who made their living practicing the ancient art of hair […]

After official complaints from two black women who said they were racially profiled by their “sisterlocks” hair styles, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) on Thursday agreed to stop singling out women for screening based on the style, and says it will conduct anti-discrimination training sessions for its agents, reports Reuters. SEE ALSO: How Michelle Obama’s ‘Jeopardy’ […]

When some social media users went crazy over Michelle Obama’s hair during her recent appearance on Jeopardy, India Arie’s 2007 Grammy Award-nominated single “I Am Not My Hair” immediately sprung to mind. In the song, Arie defies dystopian views of Black women’s hair with the refrain: “I am not my hair; I am not this […]

The Black beauty supply industry rakes in billions of dollars every year, but African Americans only own a fraction of the businesses within in industry. According to the Beauty Supply Institute, the beauty supply industry generates $15 billion per year, 96% of the customers are Black and less than 3% of ownership within the industry […]

Podcast: Download Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel, featuring Dr. Jeff Gardere, Corey Dade, Danielle Belton and Peniel Joseph, break down the media’s selective bias against African Americans. News organizations are painting members of the Black community in an unflattering light, giving the rest of America and the world the impression that people of African decent are the only […]

Podcast: Download The Black beauty supply industry rakes in billions of dollars every year, but African Americans only own a fraction of the businesses within in industry. According to the Beauty Supply Institute, the beauty supply industry generates $15 billion per year, 96% of the customers are Black and less than 3% of ownership within […]

A bit of cultural sensitivity may be coming to Army regulations about hairstyles, as the result of complaints by black lawmakers.  Reports Politico: The Pentagon is reviewing its hairstyle regulations for black women after the Congressional Black Caucus complained the Army had unfairly singled them out in new rules on soldiers’ appearances. Defense Secretary Chuck […]

UPDATED 9/4/13, 4:36 P.M.: In an interview, Sheryl Underwood asks the public to forgive the statements she made about Black hair, saying in part on CurlyNikki: That was a bad choice of words. A bad juxtaposition of words to imply that our hair is not good. I made a mistake. I will own up to […]

Black people can’t seem to breathe in their own skin. Or, in the case of a Louisiana weather woman, their hair. [ione_newsletter_signup] Rhonda Lee, a meteorologist at KTBS 3-TV in Shreveport, La., was reportedly fired over responding to racist Facebook commenters insulting her natural hair, Richard Prince’s Journal-isms reports. SEE ALSO: Can Black Clergy Reframe […]

A leading dermatologist has stated that the styling practices of African-American women have serious consequences that can lead to scalp and hair disease, which is an issue that is apparently undervalued in the medical community. Consequently, Dr. Diane Jackson-Richards, M.D., director of the Henry Ford Hospital’s Multicultural Dermatology Clinic in Detroit, has said that her […]

Talking about a black woman’s hair is certainly a touchy subject, especially when one focuses on the societal pressures women face in the name of beauty and acceptance. SEE ALSO: Cruel! Man Sits On Pet Cockatoo [VIDEO] Homemade Cannon Kills Woman, Injures Man In California But today’s Black women exude pride in their hair, whether […]