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  • Lupita Nyong’o Takes Us on Her Hair Journey in Allure

    Lupita Nyong’o has undoubtedly been one of the pioneers of the rising popularity of natural hair on the red carpet. But as she tells Allure in its March issue, her own journey to choosing to wear her hair in its natural state was a very different one from the almost instantaneous success she enjoyed after…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • #TeamSupernatural: Meet Black Panther’s Hero Hair Designer, Camille Friend

    Hairstylist Camille Friend is no stranger to superheroes. In the past four years, the third-generation hairstylist has been making her mark on Marvel films, leading the hair departments of the last two Captain America films, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and, now, Black Panther. Of course, the Black Panther is a unique superhero, and…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • Making Proud Mary: Stylist Tym Wallace Shares His Behind-the-Scenes Secrets for Taraji’s Killer Hair

    How dope would your hair look if you had a $10,000 wig budget? And how about an über-talented hairdresser like Tym Wallace scrutinizing your every move via a super-closeup iPhone app for moviemakers? You would be flawless, that’s what. Don’t take my word for it, though; see for yourself when Proud Mary, Taraji P. Henson’s latest…

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    Veronica Webb

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  • Celebrating Ourselves: A Toast to #TeamNatural

    The year 2017 was a good year for black hair. Solange did the absolute most, impressing us with African-inspired avant-garde hairstyles. Then there was Erykah Badu—aka “Sara Bellum,” aka “Fat Belly Bella,” aka “Medulla Oblongata,” aka “Low Down Loretta Brown,” aka “Analogue Girl in a Digital World”—who pushed all the way through in what she…

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    Ida Harris

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  • Let’s Get Something Straight: The Real Talk of the Curl Talk Project 

    Put 100 curly-haired women in one place, and you’ll get at least 100 different stories about their curls. That’s why Johanna Yaovi created the Curl Talk Project; a “portfolio of experiences” about the curly-hair experience. While beauty tips for curly hair abound, Yaovi was seeking a more meaningful dialogue with deeper answers, interviewing 100 curly-haired…

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    Veronica Webb

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  • For Colored Girls Who Have Considered the Barbershop When the Beauty Salon Was Tew Much

    With the rise of the natural-hair movement, women choosing to wear their hair closely cropped and the growing variety of natural hairstyles, black women are beginning to consider the neighborhood barbershop a viable option. Along with the black church, the lady who sells “plates” out of her kitchen and the neighborhood Food and Drug Administration-unapproved…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • AfroArt: Immortalizing a New Generation

    A few weeks ago, the fashion world swooned upon learning that Rihanna would be a host of the 2018 Met Gala, themed to coincide with the Costume Institute’s upcoming exhibit, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Imagining how “Bad Gal RiRi”—first of her name, currently ruler of three simultaneous covers of Vogue Paris (and…

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    Maiysha Kai

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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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    Shayna Watson

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