Teakisi Woman: Ngozi Ossai

Teakisi Woman: Ngozi Ossai

It’s believed women spend countless numbers of hours researching their shampoo, conditioner, weaves, extensions, and hair care products. In 2015, the global hair care market was valued at US$81.3 billion, while Mintel valued the US market to be more than $2.5 billion....
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...
Nkulee Dube: Like Father, Like Daughter

Nkulee Dube: Like Father, Like Daughter

By Kye Makyeli Known by many as the daughter of the late reggae music sensation and maestro Lucky Dube, Nkulee Dube continues in her father’s footsteps as an artist and continues to fly the reggae flag high, fusing it with sounds of ethno-soul and jazz. The...
Confessions of a Former Hair Abuser

Confessions of a Former Hair Abuser

Like almost every other black woman with internet access, I have joined the healthy hair bandwagon. I have always wanted the luscious, long locks that I saw on my classmates’ heads in high school and university, but that I could never have. My own hair is very...