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Industry Pioneer Teaches Salons How to Expand Their Business Through Retail Sales
Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Keneesha Hudson, Owner of Urbanbella, the curly, kinky, wavy hair apothecary and salon, will be the guest speaker for the September Atlanta Natural Hair Care Professional...
The 7th Annual Toronto Natural Hair & Beauty Show
The 7th Annual Toronto Natural Hair Beauty Show, Ontario’s only hair show dedicated to black women and men who wear their hair natural, runs Sunday, September 18, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Japanese...
Jasmine Powers Talks About NaturalHairParade.com (photos)
This summer, I caught up with none other than Jasmine Powers of "Natural Hair Parade" and thought I'd ask her a few questions: What is "Natural Hair Parade"? Natural Hair Parade is an event production...
Khamit Kinks Natural Hair Salon Moves to New Home in Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) August 13, 2011 Anu Prestonia, the owner of Khamit Kinks, is moving her natural hair salon to the Boerum Hill section of downtown Brooklyn, and says the new location will be easier...
With Hair Pat-Downs, Complaints of Racial Bias
Now she wonders, as some other black women evidently do, whether the Transportation Security Administration also has a thing about their hair. Ms. Nance is the second black woman I’m aware of within...
Erykah Badu To Lead Isis Brantley’s Natural Hair Parade (VIDEO)
Here’s the chance to show off your lovely natural tresses to the nation (or, at least to Dallas). Isis Brantley, also known as the "guru of natural hair care," is celebrating 31 years of natural hair...
NIVEA Ad #epicfail
EDIT: NIVEA USA apologizes for ad - concept designed by draftfcb.com (NY Times), Commentary (FORBES) What do you think of this NIVEA ad? Putting on my marketing hat, I'll say that the company was reckless...
Lauryn Hill Out-and-About with Rohan Marley and Kids
Lauryn Hill showed off her baby bump while enjoying family time with Rohan Marley and their children at "Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark” on Broadway. This sweet family moment is a far cry from the mini-controversy...
“Love, Peace, and Soul” Gets Major Recognition
(Essence.com) - A little bit of Black "love, peace, and soul" will go down in history at the Smithsonian. Artifacts from Don Corenelius' legendary "Soul Train" have now been donated to the historical...
Porsche Thomas: "I’m A Daddy’s Girl, Not Girly Princess" (PHOTOS)
Porsche Thomas is a strikingly beautiful Los Angeles based model and actress who is presently dropping anchor in Harlem, New York. You may recognize the Brooklyn born beauty from when she modeled an Oscar...
Tia Mowry Gives Birth to Baby Boy
And baby makes three! Tia Mowry and hubby Cory Hardrict welcomed a son today, reports PEOPLE. We last heard from the beautiful new mom when she tweeted that she couldn’t make it to the BET Awards this...
3/27/11:”Beautiful Inside & Out” Mixer
Dr. Kari, owner of Mahogany Hair Revolution, will host a health and beauty mixer, Beautiful Inside and Out, an event celebrating Women’s History Month. The theme for the mixer is “Springing Forward...
Warren Buffett + Bad Hair = Business Sense?
Elena, a character on "The Secret Millionaires Club" animated web series, laments over a bad haircut. I love a good cartoon, especially the ones that aim to educate :-) A Squared Entertainment,...
Photos From The 2nd Annual Wooli Me – Part 1
Wooli Me was founded by Denise Estelle who one day came to realize that every woman around her and who came before her wore wigs, weaves and perms decided to create an event to celebrate natural hair. ...
CoilyHair.com Celebrates The 100th Annual International Women’s Day
Today (March 8, 2011) marks 100 years of celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria,...
Sesame Street Teaches Kids How To Love Their Natural Hair
When I first saw this video a couple days ago, I knew I had to share it here on CoilyHair.com. This is the essence of what we're trying to accomplish--to be a resource for women, men, and children to...
What’s Killing Us Could Be In Our Products
The fact that many of our personal care products--especially black hair care products--that contain synthetic hormones that can cause cancer in women is definitely one of many reasons why I went natural...
Different Hair Care Types for African-Americans
Original article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/110255-different-hair-care-types-africanamericans African-American hair varies in texture and coarseness, and is able to be styled in many different...
“Hair Battle Spectacular” TV Taping in Los Angeles – 4/16/10!
Hair Battle Spectacular TV Taping in Los Angeles If you just so happened to miss the FREE event, "My Black Is Beautiful," I'm not sure if you wanna miss out on the next. Do you have a love for hair...
TONIGHT: Erykah Badu Holds “Secret Show” in Los Angeles
From fan site www.erykah-badu.com The "Queen of Neo Soul" and long time natural hair beauty Erykah Badu released her newest album today entitled "New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh." I'm sure you've...
“My Black Is Beautiful” in Los Angeles… Where You There?
I had the fortunate opportunity to be at both the "2010 My Black Is Beautiful" TV Taping and Event last Friday and Saturday. Did you go? Had I known about it earlier, I would have advertised it a...
2010 Healthy Scalp ♥ Hair Challenge!
Now that you've had a chance to make or break your new year's resolutions, it's time to take on a real challenge--promoting a healthier scalp to grow healthier hair! IT'S TIME!!! WILL YOU JOIN ME? How...
“Justice for Lamya Cammon” My Open Letter to Superintendent William G. Andrekopoulos
Lamya Cammon is a 7 year old first grade student who had her hair cut by her own teacher out of anger said to be stemmed from the stress of budget cuts. Image courtesy of Essence.com (click for video) Many...
My Experience at the 1st Annual”Wooli Me” Natural Hair Expo
The 1st Annual Wooli Me Natural Hair Expo presented by Estelle for Humanity took place on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 11am to 8pm in the Museum of African American Art, located on the 3rd floor of...
Before Chris Rock, there was “A Girl Like Me”
Many of you may have already seen this video, but "A Girl Like Me", by Kiri Davis, is a short documentary filmed in 2005 about beauty standards and biases amongst African American females. I remember...
Goapele Latest Do
Here's Goapele's newest look on the October 09 cover of Diablo magazine. Funky! She is definitely not new to the natural hairstyling scene and really I just love all the stops she pulls with her...
Happy Halloween, Dahlings!
My halloween look :-) Okay, let me explain... I'm a zombie with "hollywood glam", hence the jewelry and the boa and the gorgeous makeup work. I was actually a zombie for the "2009 Thrill The World-Los...
What Is Good Hair? Pt. 4
So finally, what really is good hair? I have heard someone say that good hair is hair that is on your head, meaning that if you have been blessed with hair, then it is good hair :-) You can be straight...
What Is Good Hair? Pt.3
Relaxer + Blow Drier + Hot Comb + Curling Iron = Good Hair In the African community, the problem is that many women do not know what their God-given natural hair texture looks like, let alone know how...
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