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Natural Hair Love For Brown Girls: An Open Letter For Our Babies & Their Tresses

The war against Black girls wearing natural hair inspires one mom to tell our babies to be steadfast in loving themselves.

– Dec 16, 2013
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A Black Boy’s Haircut Inspires Natural Hair Hate—And Encourages A Mom To Pen An Uplifting Book

By AMA KARIKARI No, I was not hallucinating at the time God gave me the story. I was a heart-broken mother struggling to teach her...

– Oct 3, 2013
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Locs of Love: Black Women Uplift Girl Barred From Tulsa School For Wearing Natural Hair

It was a simple call. Drexel University Professor Dr. Yaba Blay, an outspoken advocate who uses her platform to break down the binds of colorism...

– Sep 9, 2013
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Tulsa School Sends Girl Home Because Her Natural Hair Is “Faddish” and “Unpresentable”

I swear to Sweet Baby Jesus in the Manger, after that whole Sheryl Underwood “afros are nasty” debacle earlier this week,  the absolute last thing...

– Sep 5, 2013
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