Natural hair - xoJane

I've Found The Secret To Fro-Maintenance And It's Gluten-Free And Sulfate-Free, Too

Larissa Green — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400

Being Jewish and African-American, or whatever my other half is, I was told that I have a mixed hair texture.

The Misguided Campaign To "Bring Back The Afro"

Dodai Stewart of Jezebel — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400

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.

My Family Is Having Trouble Accepting My Natural Hair

Maya K. Francis — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500

My hair is natural for the first time after 13 years of relaxing it. I am keenly aware that I’m the only one in my family full of women who wears her hair this way.

Why I Stopped Blogging About Natural Hair

Veronica — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:00:34 -0400

Somehow a movement that began as a way to encourage black women to be free with their hair suddenly turned hostile to women doing just that.

My Childhood Hair Is Back With a Vengeance

Helena — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:00:19 -0400

Like image activist Michaela Angela Davis once told me, "Black hair is magic."

On "The End" Of Black Beauty Culture

Veronica — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:00:28 -0400

Black beauty culture isn’t disappearing; it’s being revamped.

Why I Care About Michelle Obama's Hair

Patrice — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:40 -0400

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.

This is My Hair Not on Drugs

Helena — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:12 -0500

It's radical that wearing my hair the way it grows out of my head is radical.

Please Don’t Pet Me

Patrice — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:02:15 -0400

As fluffy and fun and fabulous as my hair might appear to be (and it is all of those things), I’m not a poodle.