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Black Women are Human Beings Not Hair Mannequins

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FDA misses deadline to propose ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

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Jewish Women and Wigs: If All Cultures Wear Wigs, Why Are Black Women Hounded About It?

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For Those Who Are Done Defending Their Humanity

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Gov. Josh Shapiro Signs Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Natural Hair In Pennsylvania (video)

Crowning The NEW Largest Afro | Guinness World Records (video)

A captivating aerial shot of six diverse women lying together, exuding unity and elegance.

Why Black Women’s Hair Attracts Criticism: 10 Truths You Need to Know

Blurred person with 'Enough' written on palm, expressing empowerment and resilience.

When Respectability Turns Inward: Untangling the Conditions of “Love Yourself”

Black Women are Human Beings Not Hair Mannequins

woman in white lace panty

FDA misses deadline to propose ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

man in black shirt holding black dslr camera

Jewish Women and Wigs: If All Cultures Wear Wigs, Why Are Black Women Hounded About It?

A woman with afro hair in a cozy setting playfully interacts with butterflies indoors.

For Those Who Are Done Defending Their Humanity

a woman with long box braids on a tennis court

Gov. Josh Shapiro Signs Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Natural Hair In Pennsylvania (video)

Crowning The NEW Largest Afro | Guinness World Records (video)

A captivating aerial shot of six diverse women lying together, exuding unity and elegance.

Why Black Women’s Hair Attracts Criticism: 10 Truths You Need to Know

Blurred person with 'Enough' written on palm, expressing empowerment and resilience.

When Respectability Turns Inward: Untangling the Conditions of “Love Yourself”

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CROWN Domestic Violence Support Survival

The Origin Story of Braid the Ladder

When I was working as a case manager/counselor in a domestic violence shelter, a family…

Black Hair Body Safety HEALING Liberation Survival

Black Women are Human Beings Not Hair Mannequins

Black women are already fluent in hair.What too many conversations ignore is what hair is…

woman in white lace panty

Black Hair Body Safety HEALING Video

FDA misses deadline to propose ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

FDA misses deadline to propose ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

man in black shirt holding black dslr camera

Black Hair Body Safety HEALING Liberation Support Survival

Jewish Women and Wigs: If All Cultures Wear Wigs, Why Are Black Women Hounded About It?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rbTDYHa-2A&t=104s As you collect and donate hair products for people with curly or tightly coiled…

A woman with afro hair in a cozy setting playfully interacts with butterflies indoors.

Black Hair HEALING Liberation Survival

For Those Who Are Done Defending Their Humanity

Sometimes we find ourselves around people who leave us feeling unsettled—like we have to explain…

a woman with long box braids on a tennis court

Black Hair CROWN HEALING Liberation

Gov. Josh Shapiro Signs Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Natural Hair In Pennsylvania (video)

Big win for dignity, respect, and Black beauty! 🎉 With Governor Josh Shapiro’s signature, the…

Black Hair

Crowning The NEW Largest Afro | Guinness World Records (video)

In a world where Black women’s hair is constantly judged, questioned, and policed, history just…

A captivating aerial shot of six diverse women lying together, exuding unity and elegance.

Black Hair CROWN Liberation

Why Black Women’s Hair Attracts Criticism: 10 Truths You Need to Know

1. Hair Has Been Weaponized Against Black Women for Centuries Enslavers shaved heads to strip…

Blurred person with 'Enough' written on palm, expressing empowerment and resilience.

Black Hair Harm HEALING Liberation Support Survival

When Respectability Turns Inward: Untangling the Conditions of “Love Yourself”

There is a particular kind of pressure that Black women know too well — not…

Black Hair HEALING Liberation Survival

A Toasty Thought About Our Hair and the First Mother

https://youtube.com/shorts/LEbdCGbYtSQ?si=5wnnX-BMF6j9HKUK When science reminds us that the earliest mother of all living people was a…

Governor Baker signs CROWN Act into law

Black Hair CROWN HEALING Support

To the Black Girls Finding Their Way: You Are Not the Burden. The Marketplace That Exploits You Is.

Black girls deserve softness.Black girls deserve ease.Black girls deserve care that doesn’t come with a…