Hair Politik | The Politics of Black Hair

Japanese B-Girls Celebrate Black Culture

Hina When a friend sent me a clip of these self-described Japanese b-girls celebrating all things young, black and Hip Hop, I was truly blown away by just how far hip-hop’s reach...

Dr. Phoenyx Austin Hair is a big topic in the black community. It has been discussed along many lines- biological, psychological and social. We often talk about how hair affects us...

http://www.kashijohnson.com/ When I was in eighth grade, my English teacher asked each student to place five items in a box that best represented him or her. In my box, I placed a...

Japanese B-Girls Celebrate Bla...

Posted by Alona on Feb 24, 2012 1

Is Your Hair Worth Your Health...

Posted by Alona on Aug 31, 2011 2

The Weave and I: A Love Story

Posted by Alona on Sep 5, 2010 3

Jun 8, 2012

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Lowlight: Tell Six Flags to Stop Discriminating Ag...

Markeese Warner, a Pennsylvania State University student, started a Change.org petition decrying Six Flags’ discriminatory “grooming” policy after she was denied an interview for summer employment because of her dreadlocks. The policy states that Six Flags will not hire people with “any hairstyle that detracts or takes away from Six Flags’ theme.”...

Apr 24, 2012

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Cher Hair @ GLAAD Awards: Respectful or Dreadful

Cher and her son Chaz at the GLAAD Awards The internet is ablaze with claims that Cher upstaged her son Chaz’s award presentation at the GLAAD awards by showing up with a major natural. Honestly, I’m more offended at the assertion that a natural is so ridiculous, albeit they are saying it’s ridiculous because a non-black woman is wearing it. Call me soft, but...

Feb 26, 2012

Posted by Alona | 11 Comments