My African Hair, My African Soul

My African Hair, My African Soul

By Winnie Kyomuhendo “I am not my hair I am not this skin I am a soul that lives within” India Arie A woman’s hair has often been described as her crown, a symbol of her identity and sometimes a window into her personality. If you wear your hair pony-tailed without a...
Going Natural: The 5 Stages Explained

Going Natural: The 5 Stages Explained

By Mako Muzenda Natural hair is beautiful. The way it crowns your head, it’s different textures and styles, how it can look so effortlessly beautiful. Three months ago I decided to switch to #TeamNatural. I’d had natural hair before, but after a particular...
The Afrikan Woman And The Cracked Mirror

The Afrikan Woman And The Cracked Mirror

Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. A few days before Christmas in 1999, I asked my mother to cut my hair so that I could style it in dreadlocks. I will not forget the look on her confused face as she angrily grabbed the scissors and pointed them in my...