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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 22, 2011
In today's link roundup: Research says that more black women went natural this year. Plus: Roots 35 Years Later to air on OWN.
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 2, 2011
Natural hair draws attention and strange hands.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJuly 25, 2011
From salon owners to Awkward Black Girl herself, women who wear their hair natural say they deal with the curious hands of strangers.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 9, 2011
For these black women, styling expertise plus the Internet equals a profit.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 6, 2011
In today's link roundup: Campbell's reaction to the chocolate-ad apology, and how Elmo is assaulting the country's moral foundation. Plus: What exactly makes hair 'natural'?
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 22, 2011
Stylists see evidence of a real-world trend at the annual exhibition.
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by Jacque Reid onDecember 8, 2010
When TV reporter Rochelle Ritchie went natural on television, she highlighted a serious problem among some black women who wear wigs, weaves and relax their hair: traction alopecia. Hair loss might be the ultimate motivation to go natural.
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November 30, 2010
Television's Syler, who showed her own "big chop" in a YouTube video, says, "I hope times are changing," with the public's reaction to natural hair on TV. Plus: Columnists see politics in "Dancing With The Stars."
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November 27, 2010
Rochelle Ritchie decided to go through "the big chop" on camera during sweeps week and let viewers see her transformation.
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by Nsenga Burton onOctober 25, 2010
The drama over hair politics continues to unfold.
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