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Healthy Hair, Healthy Pride: Embracing Culture ...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

  For many Black women and men, hair is far more than just strands and follicles. Our hair is intrinsically tied to our culture, ancestral roots, identity, and quite frankly...

Healthy Hair, Healthy Pride: Embracing Culture ...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

  For many Black women and men, hair is far more than just strands and follicles. Our hair is intrinsically tied to our culture, ancestral roots, identity, and quite frankly...

The Fascinating History of Black Haircare Entre...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

Long before the multi-billion dollar Black haircare industry of today, intrepid African American women were carving out businesses and building empires around the ancestral art of styling and grooming. Their...

The Fascinating History of Black Haircare Entre...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

Long before the multi-billion dollar Black haircare industry of today, intrepid African American women were carving out businesses and building empires around the ancestral art of styling and grooming. Their...

The Painful Legacy of "Good Hair" vs "Bad Hair"...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

 One of the most insidious remnants of slavery is the pervasive myth of "good hair" versus "bad hair" that still plagues Black communities today. This disturbing dichotomy materialized directly from...

The Painful Legacy of "Good Hair" vs "Bad Hair"...

Janice M Vaughn Knox

 One of the most insidious remnants of slavery is the pervasive myth of "good hair" versus "bad hair" that still plagues Black communities today. This disturbing dichotomy materialized directly from...

African Hair History Part 2

Janice M Vaughn Knox

The Haunting Legacy of Hair Discrimination Under Slavery In the earliest, most brutal years of American slavery, the basic humanity of enslaved Africans was disregarded in every way - including...

African Hair History Part 2

Janice M Vaughn Knox

The Haunting Legacy of Hair Discrimination Under Slavery In the earliest, most brutal years of American slavery, the basic humanity of enslaved Africans was disregarded in every way - including...

The History of Black Hair Part 1

Janice M Vaughn Knox

The Deep Significance of Hair in African Cultures For our African ancestors, hair was far more than just a crown of beauty. The elaborate hairstyles seen across the continent were...

The History of Black Hair Part 1

Janice M Vaughn Knox

The Deep Significance of Hair in African Cultures For our African ancestors, hair was far more than just a crown of beauty. The elaborate hairstyles seen across the continent were...