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Don’t Touch Me

May 6, 2020July 27, 2011 by Shay

The following is a repost from July 2010 but in light of all the buzz regarding a certain CNN piece on Black woman and our hair, it still seems pretty relevant. It’s another hot day up here (when will they end?) and I have a long day since I will be taking part in a …

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Categories Feminism/Womanism, Hair, Random babble, White folks Tags black hair, fascination with black hair, natural black hair, touching black hair 3 Comments

Oh my poor coif!

May 6, 2020March 31, 2011 by Shay

The past several posts have been a bit more on the serious side so I say it’s time to lighten the mood and what better way to do that than by talking hair. Get a group of Black women together and after a few hours of conversation inevitably the talk will turn to hair. Let …

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Categories Hair, Random babble Tags black women and hair, natural black hair, natural hair 13 Comments

Update on that Hur Situation

May 23, 2017February 1, 2010 by shay subscriber

Since I have had a few folks who know me personally wondering if all is well after reading my last post on my hair. I figure I’d better post an update. Whatever had me thinking that hair straightening was a good idea has passed, I am just going to blame that line of thought on PMS …

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Categories Hair, Random babble Tags black women and hair, natural black hair
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