When Cicely Tyson wore her hair natural on national television in the 1960s, it wasn’t just a style—it was a statement of self-respect in a world built to deny her…
✊🏾 Reflection It has been my experience that people across the political spectrum — left, right, and in between — often struggle to believe that Black women and girls have…
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elink.io | See Original The most underrated act of kindness is letting people who are not a threat, harm, or danger to you......be.
Discrimination is often dismissed because it doesn’t sound “reasonable.” But that’s the thing about discrimination — it never is.When Black people say we’ve been treated differently because of our hair,…
When I was working as a case manager/counselor in a domestic violence shelter, a family of four came into the shelter one evening. Mom, oldest son, daughter, and young little…
People often call Black women product junkies without understanding what’s really happening: we are scientists, experimenting on living art.Black hair—whether it coils, kinks, curls, or waves—has structure, porosity, and needs…
