A few days I was listening to NPR on the radio and one of the writers of Sesame Street was talking about a segment he created about his daughter’s hair. He explained how he wanted to teach his daughter how to love her natural hair. I decided to go to YouTube and see this clip.…
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Carol’s Daughter: My Hair’s Best Friend
I’ve been transitioning from texturized hair to natural hair for 8 months. While this is not the first time I’ve transitioned to natural hair, it is the first time I’ve really struggled with extreme dryness. My new growth initially was extremely dry and frizzy; my texturized hair was breaking and splitting more than I was…
Santa Claus in Dreadlocks: Rachel Isadora’s Textured Children’s Books
Princesses with braids, princes with shaved heads donning Kufi hats, and Santa Claus in dreadlocks: this is the textured world of Rachel Isadora’s children’s books. During a decade of living in Africa, Rachel Isadora was inspired to create fairytales retold in African settings. She has received the famed Caldecott Honor for her stunning illustrations that…
Kitchen Hair: Pressing Combs, Coconut Oil & Black Hair
My kitchen was my first hair salon. I would stand on a step stool and lean over the kitchen sink as my mother washed my long, thick hair until it was squeaky clean. After coating it with a creamy conditioner, she would finger comb through my hair and then rinse it with cool water. Then…
