
Hair hate is all too real
In the words of Marvin Gaye, âWhatâs Going On?â As much as I want to believe âhair is just hair,â I realize more and more it is not. Styling our …
Hair hate is all too real Read MoreIn the words of Marvin Gaye, âWhatâs Going On?â As much as I want to believe âhair is just hair,â I realize more and more it is not. Styling our …
Hair hate is all too real Read MoreOn Saturday, June 4, 2016, Sister Spokesman had their Fourth Annual Loving Your Hair event, where the theme was âGenerations of Curls.â The goal is to create and leverage platforms …
âNo Perm for Meâ Read MoreFor decades, African American women have been run through the ringer because of how they style their hair. It doesnâtâ matter whether it has been worn in weaves, wigs or braids, somewhere Black women can be found at the butt of a joke.
Men and natural hair â itâs a real thing Read MoreCurl friends, all too often in our hair journey we sacrifice length over the health of our hair. A major culprit that will set you back is the dreaded split ends. It is a challenge to grow hair healthy or long when your ends are frazzled and jagged.
Cut it and it will grow Read MoreAlthough I canât speak on all White hair stylists, I can give a shout out to one Ms. Carolyn Long from Uptown Curl. In planning the July 11, 2015 Sister Spokesman Loving Your Hair event, I had several people refer many stylists to me. Out of the five stylists selected, four were Black and one White, whom I never met prior.
Curl Talk: White stylist can do Black textured hair? Read MoreTrue testament of curl-friends dissecting strands in the name of Loving Your Hair: A couple of hair enthusiasts with passion and vision on providing additional hair-care tips teamed up to combine their time, talents, and love of all things hair with a startup business called Techturized.
Beam my Strand up, Myavana Read MoreIf you have never tried a hot oil treatment, try it at least once. It is an easy process that can be done at home safely.
For best results, it is recommended to do this treatment before you wash your hair. Hot oil treatments before a shampoo can become your secret weapon in preventing dandruff and dry scalp. It can also smooth the cuticle, soften dry rough hair, and help to seal in moisture.
Curl-friends: Hot oil is not just for cooking! Read MoreOn June 13, 2014 a young lady named Jasmine Toliver, who has natural hair, decided to create a petition with the Change.org page asking Beyonce and Jay-Z to comb their two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy’s hair.
Natural hair curlfriend gone rouge Read MoreHow many of you have heard people say, âSometimes you endure the pain to be beautifulâ? Is the consequence behind the pain truly worth it? There are many health issues one may encounter that can cause hair loss and damage that are totally out of our control. However, there are many actions within our control that can cause hair loss and damage.
Hair loss or damage â did I do that? Read MoreWhy does it seem like such a challenge to enjoy our natural abundance of strands growing on top of our heads? Doesnât it seem odd how we can perpetuate the …
Hair it is: Straight or natural, learn to love it Read MoreIt gets deep when you have to define or categorize the hair strands that grow out of your scalp. Where should our natural hair fit into this society in which …
Natural hair: trend, or movement? Read MoreI can remember when I first went natural three years ago and started watching YouTube. As I listened in excitement to learn how to care for my hair, I could have sworn those girls were talking another language.
Natural hair terms â I feel bilingual! Read MoreConditioning, protection help hair bear the winter What is predictable, cold and lasts long? If you said a Minnesota winter, you got it right. You can feel the fall season …
Donât stress the tresses in cold weather Read MoreHow many times have you combed your hair or watched someone comb their hair so hard the head shakes like one of those bobble-head dolls? That, my friends, can produce …
Respect the tresses Read MoreHats off to the May Sister Spokesman event with the theme of âLoving Your Hair.â Many women shared the feedback that bringing attention to hair care in that forum was …
âGood hairâ is healthy hair Read More Introducing a new MSR column that will answer all your questions on returning to natural hair In the Beginning there was a curl. Iâm talking about our âAfro-textured hair,â and make no …
Coming back to natural Read More