Afro - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/afro en Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[The Misguided Campaign To "Bring Back The Afro"]]>

When is praise not really praise? Here's a hint: When you're a white man reminiscing about the good old days, when black people wore Afros. Yeah...no.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/the-misguided-campaign-to-bring-back-the-afro http://www.xojane.com/issues/the-misguided-campaign-to-bring-back-the-afro Issues Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400 Dodai Stewart of Jezebel <![CDATA[That'll Be Extra For Your "Afro Hair": The Segregated Hair Salon Market and Me]]>

In theory there’s nothing wrong with a “voluntarily” segregated hair salon market. In practice it’s different.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/beauty/thatll-be-extra-for-your-afro-hair http://www.xojane.com/beauty/thatll-be-extra-for-your-afro-hair Beauty Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Christiana Mbakwe <![CDATA[Why I Care About Michelle Obama's Hair ]]>

It lowkey breaks my heart to say this, but I’m not convinced that America is ready for a First Lady who wears her hair in all of its unfettered natural, highly textured glory.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/michelle-obama-natural-hair-photo http://www.xojane.com/issues/michelle-obama-natural-hair-photo Issues Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:40 -0400 Patrice <![CDATA[A TSA Agent Inspected My Afro]]>

I've got my airport security routine down to a science. But on my last flight out of Chicago the female TSA agent gave me a somewhat apologetic look, reached for a pair of blue plastic gloves and said she'd have to "examine" my hair.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/relationships/tsa-agent-inspected-my-afro-airport-natural-hair http://www.xojane.com/relationships/tsa-agent-inspected-my-afro-airport-natural-hair Relationships Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:13 -0400 Patrice