ahhh (lips to the side and eyes going from side to side) was it just me that thought nameless was just joking ! !!

I am celebrating my 2 yr NAPPYVERSARY today. relaxer free for 2 yrs BABY!!! I plan on having my daughter chemical free as well!

every time we take a step forward we have some one stupid like chris rock come along with this we don’t have to worry about other people we r our greatest enemy it’s all about divide and conquer

I moOost definitely want to see this……….FINALLY, somebody is not just talking about it, but really going into the root of this particular topic, and I thank you so much 4 this CHRIS ROCK………..

“I KNEW YOU WEREN’T MY FAVORITE COMEDIAN 4 NOTHING!!!”

I LOVE YOU MAN!

The original relaxer was developedin 1909… by accident, the original chemicals was supposed to be used for fixing a machine. I stopped relaxing my hair 4 yearsago after reading up on all the TOXIC CHEMICALS, that seep into your scalp. THAT CAN AND WILL CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE.. DON”T BELEIVE THE HYPE!!! And the only reason that fake hair is on the rise ibecause those shame chicks that has been relaxing for years have no more hair!! FIGURES!!

[...] rock has a movie coming out ( you can see the trailer here) that talks about the “issue” of hair in the black culture. very interested to see what [...]

kudos to Chris for exploring this. it looks infomative, and funny at the same time.
im DYINg at the part where he says “this will last Prince about a month”
im definitely goin to see this!!!

Who will pay $20 to see this? Bootlegg anyone?

I always wondered what that term meant “Good Hair” Im Native American & Black, when I was in high school all the gurls be like I got that good hair because my hair was long & I used to rock braids & ponytails. I cut all my hair off 2 yrs ago I thought that term was only use for women I didnt know it applied to men too.

I love how people defend their decision to relax their hair with, “it’s just easier to maintain.” People with relaxed hair have to do the most outlandish shyt to keep it up. You can’t walk in the rain, you can’t get it wet in the shower, you have to go every six to eight weeks to retouch it, otherwise it will break off, that followed with typical maintenance like combing it every day, putting it in roller sets at night, etc etc.

One lady felt the need to point out that her daughter was half Hispanic (as if Hispanic was a race–she really wanted to go in a round about way of pointing out her daughter’s hair is different), and then tell you she’s going to put a relaxer in it so the little girl can do it herself. That little girl can learn to do her own natural hair, equally as well.

People will saying anything to continue their addiction.

This is a very interesting topic. What is so called good hair? who defines it? I mean I have curly hair and people always say you got that good hair. My immediate response is my hair is just hair. No better that anyone elses just a different grade. We must be proud of who we are and not try so hard to emulate others hair style. With that in mibd though perceptiopn is everything so I think keeping yourself up is critical to success, but not at the expense of stressing about whether your hair is good.

yes ! i have natural hair and i <3 it !!!!

alright chris.looks good….we must never forget god made no mistakes we created us

If it hurts to comb your natural hair, you are using the wrong technique and products.
Kinky, nappy hair is the most unique attribute on the planet Why would you change it?

From my research in the business of Black hair care our nappy hair textures were not meant to be bombed daily. The hair styles that work best for us are sculpted (afros and cuts) or placed in protected styles ( braids and locs). These style when done correctly allow our hair to achieve it’s maximum length possible.

There are many good quality natural products to assist you with caring for your hair. This generation has lost the skills to style their natural tresses.

I have been in the natural hair care business for years and will not promote my product line here. I will say after attending several professional hair care shows for relaxed hair…the ingredients in those products are mostly synthetic and extremely cheap. Most manufactures only add tiny amounts natural products and use de-greasers in their shampoos, petrolatum or an extremely cheap oil for their formula. They often top off these synthetics with minute natural ingredients.

I have worn my hair natural for years. The only time I’ve had problems with breakage is when I wore a relaxer. I’ve never had any problems with attracting the opposite sex.

African features are strong and look best with natural textured hair. Straight hair pulls the face down and accentuates wrinkles.

Look at all of the classic African female beauty art pieces. Straight hair does not complement our bone structure, lips, eyes and skin tones.

@ JUDAH

You speak the truth and nothing but. Black women teach there kids the Good hair/ Bad hair mess. When they see a Black Women with so call good hair they envy it to the point of touching and pulling the person hair. They tease, they do the Oh is that your real hair thing.

And I say Black Women do your own thing. To all the preachy Natural hair wearing sisters you shouldn’t tell other women what to do with thereself. Black Women are always in someone else area mind yours.

Black Women Stop opressing yourself. Hair is just Hair Lmao Is it that serious crying about perms and what not. So What!

Why would all Black Women want to look the same always we should do this or that. Damn follow your own trend. That why I love Kelis some of you may not cause your in your little Box that you wont step out of and tend to want to bring other people in.

Say it loud and proud I AM NOT MY HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

defintely going to see this

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@ 51 you r so right. get out of my head!!!

chris rock isnt saying anything new. but i will go see it to see his approach on the subject. i really hope he asks significant questions especially to these celebs who are highlighted why do they continue to wear perms and weaves if they know the harms and if they are in the media and seen as examples of black women and would they ever go back natural.

im not sure but i did see him speaking to that ignorant asian man but i hope he addresses this enormous issue with the asian market and black hair. how they see blk women as dumb and continue to exploit and shut down the black owned hair businesses.

ya’ll think that oh this asian dude is nice and he gives me discounts and gets the good hair products when he is laughing at you. black females need to stop frequenting these asian owned stores.

i also hope he shows where the hair comes from in china and india. THE DAMN GArBAGE AND LANDFILLS!! lets see if chris rocks gets real gritty. but even if he doesn’t ::sigh:: i guess this is a start. i wonder if he also tells us what he answered his daughter and gives her the chance to state her opinion and how daddy/mommy changed her mind by educating her and making her appreciate beautiful.

As the comedian…I forget his name said in Chris Rock”s movie says…”If you’re nappy Whites anint happy.”

People straighten their hair back in the day to appear more like white people. wearing your hair straight affected your ability to work and feed your family.

“Good hair” is a left over from slavery days….because it meant you had something white folks blood in you.

Most recently there has been a push in the industry to outlaw or severely restrict natural hair care providers. Why because the industry ran by mostly Asians, and regulated by whites are making huge amounts of money (billions)off of women that relax their hair. None of this money ever returns to the Black community….not even in tithes.

Natural hair care is a largely Black owned business.

So yes their is a huge push to keep Black women addicted to the “creamy crack.”

The post is turning into a testamony about the women w/ “natural hair”. SMDH. Who gives a damn how long you’ve gone without a relaxer. That doesn’t make you any better than the women who choose to relax their hair. Judgemental bishes..

lmao, I love this, I’m glad chris decided to look for the answer to his childs question, but what will he tell her, that’s what i wanna know.

@53 & 67

you know I wonder why this is being focused just on blacks bc whites and hispanics get perms and weaves too. i friends that are dominican, rican, trini/indian, jewish and sicilian italian specificially that have coily big hair and get perms and dye their hair blonde to appear more european and “white”- whatever that means. i kno a dominican who doesnt even say she is dominican but passes for white with blonde hair and a perm but her accent is strong as hell.

This is going to be hilarious! I cannot wait!!!

Just look at how much money is building up India….have you ever seen a poor Indian or Asians in general. In my neighbor hood their kids drive Mercedes and BMW and our kids can’t get a job at McDonalds.

I have Asian friends folks….but next time you elect to put a weave or relax your hair….you need to see the multi million dollar homes and bad ass cars folks are driving….some because of our love affair with straight hair.

Next time your schools run out of text books, or Lakeesha can’t get decent housing or a job….think about were your money is going.

You are your hair!!!!

@ Tiara

lol very true.

If you like straight hair…that’s you….but next time you buy that weave or relaxer just know that folks are laughing all the way to the bank.

We were hung, denied education and employment.

We made it bled and made it better for our future ..except our future has bought into the lye.

Now everybody except us is benefiting from our blood….and our money!!!

Sorry for the errors but I am extremely passionate about this subject. Just recently a beauty supply owner was arrested for having sex with a twelve year old girl. The girl wanted hair for a weave didn’t have it so she traded her body for hair. No the pervert was not Black and I am sure this was not his first time.

As a human being, I love myself, I honestly wouldn’t trade myself in 4 the world.

However, when it comes 2 the outside………….I’m sorry, but I just can’t except what I
see, when I look in the mirror. I’m having severe difficulties excepting my brown skin,
and even more difficulties excepting my nappy hair, I’m sorry, but I can’t help it…..
and what makes these internal feelings even more embarussing, is the fact that after all these years, I’m still having these type of insecurities at the age of 28.

I really really wish that I could stop tripping about this bullcrap, but I just can’t seem 2 stop. How is it not suppose 2 bother me, when all I ever hear & all I ever see all day, every day is light & bright with long curly hair, constantly being put on a pedestal…………how am I suppose 2 feel, when everytime I’m with my two lightskinned friends, I’m constantly being overlooked & ignored, while they’re constantly being stared & gawked at, like they’re f*ckin “jesus christ.”
Not 2 mention the fact that this has been happening since we were little girls………
I mean, it’s litterally gotten 2 the point were I would call those guys their fans.
everytime I hear a male driver honk his horn, I will look at my pretty lightskin friends, and say “THERE GOES 1 OF YOUR FANS,”………………..

…………with a fake smile on my face…………..I,ve been doing that 4 years, & quite frankly, I’m sick of it.

I think that this is a good movie. I thank Chris Rock for going in the depths of this issue. This has been going on for a very long time. Whatever you have on your head is good hair. Afro, natural, long. short, wavy, it doesn’t matter. Bad hair is not taking care of it well!!! We need to send this message out to young women everywhere!

i have GOT to see this

i was considering going natural, well i wanted to dread up a while back. maybe watchin that will inform me enough to help me make my decision because i’m gettin kinda tired of havin to relax my hair.

nameless you’ll never find a man bcuz your an ugly bitch

If a 12 year old girl traded her body for weave hair, that’s neither surprising nor anything new. The Arabs in the corner store, the East Indian men in the convenience store, and even some of these Chinese and Japanese men with businesses in the black community are having a field day with the black woman sexually. Particularly the Arabs. It is what it is.

@ I CAN’T HELP IT……….

See this is what I don’t get about Black Women your suppose to have this pride yet you blah,blah,blah about people not finding you good looking I mean really.

Why are you thinking about losers that don’t want you. I mean people have there own type that they want to be with. And I’m pretty sure someone finds you good looking.

Other thing with Dark skin females the question is do you find yourself good looking? Cause I just don’t see beauitful Dark skin women complaining oh all my light skin friend got a man and i don’t because they are colorstruck. Come on Black people!!

They are laughing at us.

Where the hell do you all stay at to think you find it hard to accept your brown skin?Black people we must do better.Reading this thread is some truly sad.I say blame it on the media and the people you all love to look up too.They shove this image down your throats, but then again I don’t really care for white media.I love my brown skin and I only know men who love me inside and out.I don’t care for the ones who don’t and there is a reason why.Women please stop going drastic measure for a man!

Some of you seriously need to STOP!

It’s a CHOICE!!!!!! If a person wants to wear her hair relaxed and weaved then so what. Stop knocking people just because they’re not “natural”. Just like you want a person to accept your naturalness then why can’t you accept people who are not?

And yes relaxing the hair does make it more manageable. At least in my case it does. I have very thick hair especially my roots so yes it is necessary to relax it. I just wait at least 8 weeks between relaxing and my hair is absolutely fine. If I wanted to do the kikny twists, micro braids and ect then I would. But I CHOOSE not to. Just cut the holier than thou bullcrap and learn to accept other peoples choices.

Very interesting…I will be watching this.

Bwaaaaaaahahahahahahah @ the good feet comment..
I am so insecure about my feet, and my everyone always compliment me on how pretty my toes are.. My husband even suck them on occassion.. I still think they are the ugliest Toes on the planet.. No one is perfect and no one is completely happy with themselves

I’m black and i have long hair that touch my breast.. i hate my hair but my husband loves my hair so i can’t cut it.. I would save so much money if I had just shave everything off like amber rose,, but he won’t let me.. I love him so i will keep the hair.. even know it cost me $65 every 2 weeks to wash and $150 to get a perm every 3 months.. I love him i’ll keep the hair, but i hate it

Do you really think this movie is gonna stop people from buying hair and putting perm? Hell to the NOOOO…. and Tamron hall has a perm, a lot of white people, latina, and chinese wear extension not just black people..

theres no scientific fidings that says perm will harm your brain, it won’t even harm a baby while you’re pregnant.. people will continue to perm their hair and buy weaves.. chris needs to teach his daugther to love herself and when she grows up she will make the decision wether she wants a perm and weave or not.. which i’m pretty sure she will

This looks like a good documentary Chris. Thanks for exploring this issue!

Is it just me or did anyone see the comment that #15 made???!!!

You the f*#$ are you to say that Black Women are a joke?! (Angel you actually allowed that comment to remain posted on the site?)

Let me tell you something #15 or ‘Why’, how DARE you attempt to say that black women are a joke when we’re the strongest creatures on the planet. We’ve been oppressed, disregarded, degraded,etc & will still bounce back like a rubber ball on a trampoline.

You posting that IGNORANT comment shows that you are either: 1. You are of Non-urban culture & a potential racist who shouldn’t even be visiting this website or 2. A black man who has been brainwashed by the media/pap’s of what women should look like & never learned how to appreciate the beauty & heritage of black women

@ 95 -Tiara- THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU! I was sitting here like, “OK, and we care because?” You are not better than anyone! If you started wearing your hair natural, great! But for years you used it too so stop being as she put it “judgemental bishes”!

Its not necessary to relax thick roots. You do it because you want straight hair.
Relaxed hair is not more manageable. You’re just too lazy.
Bald patches, tension alopecia, breakage- more prevalent amongst black women than any other race.

Make your choice and stick with it- but please stop lying to yourself. At least some girls have the guts to admit, relaxed hair is more acceptable in white America, this is why they do it.

I have good hair

@111 - Applause, Applause ; )

@missdiva

I assume you’re talking to me. So here it goes…

I am not lazy. I do not have bald patches or anything else. My hair is perfectly fine not that it’s any of your business Thank You very much. How dare you tell me what is good for MY hair. You don’t even know me. What gives you the right to judge me or my hair? Who are you to run down the reasons as to why I relax my hair. Not only are you judgemental but you sound stupid. And as far as black women’s concerns are, you just need to worry about yourself. Trust me, your words are not helping.

You can come off the pedastal at any time.

I cant see this. i have naturalLONG hair and have thought of relaxing my hair but now i’m having sec thoughts.

@ 118

LOL! Judgemental indeed!

I love how people always say White America lmao. Pshhh Like one comment said “There laughing at you”!

Black People came up with the term Self-Hate not White. Women always want to bring an other female down for no reason.

Say you live in a whole Black community no white people which some of you do The good hair bad hair is still there. Why you ask because of Black Women!

I never really got the whole self-hate word. I mean damn Blacks always bringing Blacks down stop blaming slavery because that was years ago and the only people who should compalin are the one who were there at that time.

Looks interesting!

some of these comments are just giving me a headache. good lord! anyway, i’m def gonna see this movie. only thing i hope is that they address this issue from every angle possible. i did notice the string of weave wearing celebs in the preview…and i really hope that they all state why they wear a weave. whether it be because of a grueling work schedule or their own pleasure. nothing wrong with wearing one. i just want them to bust down a few myths with their own personal explanations. i also hope chris balances these women out with other women who have their own long gorgeous hair that grows from their scalps, women who are natural, women who have short hair and love it, etc. i just need to see all angles so that this film can answer some serious questions. also, is it just me or am i the only one who has an issue with ice t being interviewed? like wtf? i need for him to not comment on anything pertaining to black women and beauty when he’s married to an artificially inflated white woman who is doing her damndest to copy the way some of us black women look. like seriously. i hope that in the movie, they interview some black men who really love black women and can give some non-biased commentary. smh. anyway, at the end of the day, it’s just hair folks! i have an appreciation for all hair types and lengths. love yourselves! we are more than our hair!

im sixteen years old and had my hair relaxed at seven. i live in a predominantly white area. and state. i regretted gettin my hair relaxed soon soon soon after that! and got my braids back! i rocked braids till high school. and then got my hair relaxed cause id been rockin the braids for much too long. ive rocked everything from weave.. to just relaxed hair without tracks or weave, braids, and yes even the fro! natural baby! haha i like to try everything. and i dont think that having relaxed hair makes me look “better” makes me look like i have “good hair” ive always loved my hair in whatever condition it was (not so much when i was seven) lol. and i could care less whether white ppl like my hair or not. but anyways.. black women and black parents in general need to step up and reassure their kids that they are beautiful just the way they are. i was reminded of that continuously on a daily basis as a child and still today. i think that helped a lot in my opinion about my hair. and just me as a person! im confident and i think black people are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! much love ya’ll

this looks really good!! I cant wait until it comes out

T. Renae - I couldn’t have said it better myself! Your point about Ice T is on point!

I think all black women should straighten their hair. Lets be honest you all wished you had light skin and straight hair and all your men prefer light skin and straight hair.

I think non blacks do laugh at blacks. My Korean friend’s family own a black hair shop you should hear the things they say about black women in their language. They don’t even like blacks they just want your money and you give it to them, because you want to look like them. LOL!!!!!!

Black natural hair looks disgusting and most blacks think this too. I’m just being honest.

I can’t wait for this movie, I love chris rock–he just keeps it so real!!! I love that he is exploring how ppl define good hair–Thanks chris.

no he didnt go there because white women wear wigs and extensions to its just frowned upon. I never knew that Lauren London needed weaves

Im going to see this, I cant wait,LOL

ive always wanted to know what sorta hair megan good uses soo this my chance.. cant wait!

I really want to see this, I wonder how long it will take to arrive in London (if ever).

well imma say me being multiracial doesnt do much justice wen it comes to my hair cos i still got that nappy hair from my african father and i wear it afro i think itz not about hair but being comfortable with urself n being confident if u lack of confidence truss watever u put on ur hair won’t make u feel anybetter, confidence is wat most ppl lack. just like we say black is beautiful wish i never had to get a tan
to look browner but yall got that brown skin heritage keep moaning about it ugh black women love urselves then ur confidence will make ppl love n appreciate u that got nuffing to do wit ur hair or skin colour. peace ^^

WELL iM NOT GONNA LiE i FEEL FORTUNATE i HAVE WHAT THEY LiKE TO CALL “GOOD HAiR” …i MEAN iF SOME ONE GAVE ME THE CHiOCE AT BiRTH iF i WANTED HAiR THAT GROWS FAST, MANAGEABLE, AND SOFT OR “NAPPY HAiR” THEN OF COURSE i’D NOT WANT “NAPPY” HAiR AND THATS JUST KEEP iT REAL.

ALTHOUGH i DO FEEL PEOPLE NEED TO LOVE THEMSELFS AS THEY ARE BUT i DONT THiNK THERES ANYTHiNG WRONG W/ BLK WOMAN WANTiNG THERE HAiR TO BE A BETTER “GRADE” iTS AN iNDiViDUAL CHOiCE & OPiNiON jUST LiKE THERES SOME PEOPLE ON THiS POST CLAiMiNG TO LOVE THEiR “NAPPY/ROUGH” HAiR, THERE jUST ARE SOME THAT DONT AGREE.

@126
i knew i couldn’t possibly be the only one trippin about that! so thank you!

also, about these asian beauty supply stores. this is something i’ve had an issue with for a long time. idk what everyone else’s experiences are but where i live, they literally watch you like a hawk and follow you around the entire store. i got so tired of it, that i had to go off on the person following me. i stopped going to those beauty supply stores altogether. that experience taught me then and there that some (i won’t say all) of these asian owned stores not only want your money but they also want to strip you of your DIGNITY! how dare you follow ME around as if i’m a thief….when if it wasn’t for ME, you wouldn’t even have a damn business!!!! get the heck outta here. some of these store owners better recognize that if it wasn’t for us, they wouldn’t be eatin. with a recession and all, i have yet to see ONE beauty supply store close it’s doors. what does that tell ya’ll? in fact, i’ve seen some open. all i want to say is, if you are being wrongly treated in any of these stores, STOP GOING!! black owned supply stores seem to be few and far between, but go that extra mile to find one. don’t EVER spend your money at any place that is not appreciative of your business and respectful of you. this brings up an even better question though:

WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK OWNED BEAUTY SUPPLY STORES?

i need to see MORE opening up asap.

hair is hair

DIDN’T SPIKE LEE DO THIS SHIT FIRST! GOOD VS. BAD HAIR!

103 I Can’t Help It…

Wow you’re 28 with that mindset still?? I don’t know what to tell you sista, but I hope one day you are able to overcome those “issues” and truly let go and understand the bigger picture.

We all know where the term good hair/bad hair comes from. Its sad that its 2009 and people are still trapped. IT IS WHAT IT IS…. black hair has a natural kinky texture, so what!? Embrace your naps or perm your scalp… whatever you do just don’t forget who you are and where WE came from. Point Blank

I don’t have “black” hair but if I did I would probably put relaxer in it. I don’t see what the big deal is - I have a little bit of “black” in me and my black cousins that are around my age all relax their hair NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LOOK WHITE but they like the way it looks and it’s easier to manage when it’s “silkier” they say. Just because you’re black doesn’t mean you should go natural to express that you’re black and proud.

Relaxing your hair doesn’t mean you want to look white and it has nothing to do with slavery or anything like that.

Weave is another thing though - hate when people wear weaves, especially long weaves. If you’re going to get a weave at least make it look natural. Weave down to your bum does not look natural. I also think coloured weaves should be like banned, they look horrible. Why would you want to walk around with blue, yellow, red, pink, and blonde on your headtop?

And I don’t know where you ladies are from but all the hair supply stores I’ve seen are all owned by black people.

@ 80

It was actually the year of 1877 when relaxers for African Americans was created. Get it right beloved. The inventor was Garrett A. Morgan…a black man (if you can believe it). He also invented the respiratory protective hood.

Anyway…

As far the natural hair, relaxing and weaves…TO EACH ITS OWN. Everyone please do not judge and assume things about others when you A) Do not personally know women on this blog or B) Assume that a female has self-esteem issues just because you have/had some in the present or past or know someone who has. Yes – our society does affect they way we look at ourselves but at the same time does not give us the right to kill each other with words. I don’t care if you “keep it real” or not. You are just being nasty to each which is not lady like at all.

If you wear your hair natural…good for you. Instead of criticizing others for their choice, encourage them to consider the natural hairstyle. Give tips to how to properly comb and manage their hair based on texture and length. And testify about how much you’re hair has improved while being natural.

If you wear a perm or wear…kudos to you too. BUT don’t get mad at people who choose not to. If you have issues with you’re, find a solution. If not keep it moving. Why would you care about what a stranger thinks anyway? If not like they got g a heaven a hell to put you in. LOL!

Let’s just agree to disagree with out being harsh. But for real. If Chris did his job as a father, his daughter wouldn’t even be speaking like she is.

Oh and also, this movie focuses on black women primarily possibly because his BLACK daughter asked about good hair - which would involve black people and the whole good hair thing. Why would they show italian, hispanic, and other races?

I’m there….in the movie theatre, i mean, no bootlegging this one.

Hey, Im Happy to be Nappy

There was a day when I decided to wear a fro in highschool & one of my teachers a white female, actually complemented me on my hair & she never did that when I wore perms, weaves, micros ect. People of other races can appreciate the beauty in our diversity, so why can’t we? Why do we have to conform & adhere to this european standard of beauty? that wasn’t created by us but still freely choose to perpetuate it. My hair grows faster, is thicker & more volumunous in it’s natural state; relaxers just make the hair limp, flat, thin, & more susceptible to damage & breakage. & the reason why black women cling to this myth that ‘black hair is more manageble with a relaxer’ is because there aren’t alot of mainstream hair care products that cater to african american hair types & think that a chemical relaxer is their only option. I mean honestly it really is to each his own or her own what they choose to do to their hair but it speaks volumes when black women are the only racial group of women that have to chemically alter their hair texture & even go as far as paying for hair that comes from another race & sometimes even an animal to put on their head. It’s a testament to the lack of pride that we have.

Its not that deep…I’m black I like my hair straight because it looks nice and I look pretty. That’s it…its not a race issue. Let it go wit all the black ppl have themselves bs. Cause I don’t!

Now you know good and damn well Im going to go see this. Im extremely fascinated and would love to hear all the different P.O.V.’s that will be expressed in this movie. I stopped wearing a relaxer about 4 and a half years ago. Im extremely happy with my hair. I got a beautiful healthy thick big ass afro. You dont know how in love I am with it. Its marvelous. Unlike some people, I know how to manage my natural hair and how to keep it shiny, soft and healthy. Plus, I dont have to spend a ton of money to relax it and I never ever got to worry about getting my hair wet. Hallejehuh!!! God knows Im a water baby, so me being natural has left me without all the worries of getting my hair wet if it were relaxed.

@ Tiara

Dont nobody give a damn if you dont want to hear all the testimonies about black women finally being freed from damaging harsh ass chemicals. Who the HELL is you??? No seriously??? Its beautiful to see sistas like myself finally embracing their natural god-given hair and appreciating it for what it is. If you relax it fine, if you dont, well baby girl fabulous. What you need to do is stop hating. I have watch so many young black girls get teased for their ‘NAPPY” hair and how much better other black girls thought they were because they put some chemicals in it to get it “STRAIGHT AND SILKY “. F**k that. Im loving the natural hair testimonies. If you dont like it, you can kiss it.

PREACH ON SALTY!!! WOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!

It is very sad that we as black women feel the way we do about our hair. We look at these images of beauty and they do not match what we have growing from our head. It has become such a part of out culture that we forget that by perming and putting weave we are truly not embracing our blackness as God created. Our hair is so unique no other race has hair like ours it is a beautiful crown on top or our heads. I wish we could go back to the 70’s when people would be proud to rock a fro. People have all kinds of reasons that the tell them self why they don’t wear their hair natural but at the end of the day comes down to looking in the mirror and not liking what they see and we need to ask why we don’t like what we see.