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Black Celebs Who Created Terrible Things That We Can’t Get Enough Of: Tyler Perry, Juvenile and And Others
These influential figures are, surprisingly, important to Black culture. Who knew?
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Wille Lee Morrow, Godfather of the Jheri Curl, Has Died
The trailblazer in Black hair care died in his San Diego home at 82.
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Black in the Day: Barrettes, Blue Magic and Other Ways We Laid Our Hair
From bad perms to the press and curl, here’s a look at some of the long-lasting hairstyles from the past.
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The Fits of Coming to America's Darryl Jenks, Ranked From 'He Looks Warm' to 'WTF Is That?'
In anticipation of the upcoming Coming to America sequel, we decided to devote a week to some observations, questions, and theories we’ve always had about the iconic original. Juicy-headed Darryl Jenks might not have been the first person 10-year-old me was jealous of, but he’s the first person I can remember where I saw them…
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Wesley Snipes Was 'Sad' He Didn't Get to Let His Soul Glo in Coming to America, Eddie Murphy Explains Why
Everyone reenacted that “Soul Glo” commercial in 1988’s Coming to America, but Wesley Snipes wanted to truly let his Soul Glo. No really; he wanted to play the actual character with the infamous Jheri curl, Darryl Jenks. Snipes recently joined the cast of Dolemite Is My Name for a special roundtable hosted by Netflix and…
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The Jheri Curl Turns 40: A Look at the Most Iconic, Insulted and Revered Hair Craze Ever
The last time I saw someone wear a Jheri curl with a straight face was in the summer of 2015. In June of that year, retired NBA point guard Baron Davis appeared on ESPN’s First Take sporting a high-and-tight take on the activator swirl. His was in the big-Luther tradition of being “not quite right”;…