black hair
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South African School Ordered to Suspend 'Racist' Hair Regulations
A South African school that came under scrutiny after being accused of discriminating against black girls and encouraging racist hair policies has been ordered to suspend its hairstyle regulations and reassess its rules, Al-Jazeera reports. Students at Pretoria Girls High School say that they have been called monkeys by teachers for wearing banned Afros and…
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Black South African Girls Protest Racist Hair Policies
Several students protested outside Pretoria Girls High School in South Africa on Monday, accusing officials of discriminating against black girls at the school and encouraging racist hair policies, prompting a response from the local education chief, BuzzFeed reports. According to the report, a petition began to circulate calling on Panyaza Lesufi, the head of education…
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The Black Model's Reaction To The TODAY Show's Makeover From Hell Is The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen or at least heard about the footage of the TODAY Show’s makeover from Hell, where a Black model (Malyia McNaughton) had her beautiful curls turned into a bird’s nest by “beauty expert” Deepica Mutyala. A bird’s nest sitting on top of a streetlight on a windy-ass day. A bird’s nest…
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Is Hair-Texture Hierarchy the New Colorism?
If you aren’t up on your Twitter hashtags this week, Smoochr created quite the (I’m sure intended) buzz when #shutdownsmoochr began trending earlier this week. On Blavity, Tyler Young called the new dating app a “digital paper bag test.” Allowing users to filter their prospects based on skin tone, lip size and hair texture, it…
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4 Tips to Help Your Hair Beat the Summer Heat
Summer is here and you know what that means: The humidity and heat are here, too! So while you definitely should be having tons of fun in the sun, the ultimate goal for your summer hair should be proper care. May these quick tips help your strands survive this hot and sweaty season intact and…
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Black Aesthetic, White Supremacy: Steve Perry’s Tweet Needs Cutting More Than Black Boys’ Hair
Furious responses to educator Steve Perry’s tweet last week regarding Steve Harvey’s National Mentoring Camp for Young Men is a healthy sign that black people won’t accept self-loathing as a viable solution for underachievement. Perry, who founded the all-male Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn., recently announced a partnership with hip-hip mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs…
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How "Braids," Lupita Nyong'o's Vogue Short, Captures Peak Black Woman Awesomeness
I’ve taken great pains to avoid spending extensive amounts of time on Facebook. There are not enough crispy-chicken wraps in the world to help me bounce back from the deluge of unintentionally inaccurate Black history facts, passively racist status updates from college acquaintances, and awkward selfies from my uncle’s second ex-wife. I can even feel…
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Ask Agatha: "I Like Black Women But Hate Fake Hair. What Should I Do???"
Johnny from Atlanta, GA asks: I like black women but I hate the fake hair they wear, all of it, the wigs, the weaves, and the ponytails. It’s definitely a deal breaker for me. I’m a hair puller. So, I wanna know…is there a sure fire way to tell if it’s all hers? So that…
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Blue Ivy Woke Up Like 'Dis, So Please Just Stop About Her Hair
Social media was all aflutter over Karrueche’s recent comments about Blue Ivy’s hair on 106th and Park. It was apparently Pt: 1 of their routine jokey gags, so, to be fair… 106th kinda threw Kantstopwontstop under the bus as it’s really the staff writer who shaded Blue. Ol’ girl could have declined, of course, but… killing messengers and…