Afro

Islanders' Genes Reveal Surprising Origin Of Blond Afros

| Ellen Loury | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Population, Melanesia, Video, Genes, Ancestors, New Research, Gene Mutation, Blonde, Genetics, Afro, Solomon Islands, Science News

Pay a visit to Melanesia's Solomon Islands, 1800 kilometers northeast of Australia, and you'll notice a striking contrast: about 10% of the dark-skinn...

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Thandie Goes Au Natural For Her Daughters (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Black Women, Oscars 2012, Relaxed Hair, Curly Hair, Black Hair, Viola Davis Hair, Hair-Beauty, Natural Hair, Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Video, Black Women Hair, Textured Hair, Thandie Newton, Afro, Viola Davis, Au Natural Hair, Slidepollajax, Black Voices News

Thanks to Viola Davis' bold and beautiful natural 'do at the Oscars, the media is now on curl patrol--scoping out any and all curly-topped actress of ...

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Hair Me Out: The Road to Growing an Afro

Karim Orange | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Marque, Braids, Natural Hair, Regrow-Hair, Afro, Nedjetti, Cornrows and Co, Pamella Ferrell, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Hair, Beauty, Black Voices News
Karim Orange

I decided to let my hair grow out until next summer. My goal was to maximize growth and minimize dryness and breakage while growing my afro. Before I get started, I took the time to discuss my options with three different trusted hair specialists and here is the advice I received.

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Esperanza Spalding On The Cover Of 'T' Magazine

T Magazine | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Natural Hair, Afro, T Magazine, Music, Esperanza Spalding, Black Voices News

The Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist and singer talks to T magazine about her low-key life and making music after winning a Grammy. ...

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Speaking Out Against Afro Latino Indifference, Through Music - ChocQuibTown Set For Grammy's Center Stage

Axel W. Caballero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afro-Colombian-Music, Latino, Latin, Grammy, 53rd Grammy Awards, Music, Politics, Indifference, Afro-Brazilian, Racism, Afrobeat, Afro, Cuentame, Social Issues, News, Afro-Colombians, Latin Grammy, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News
Axel W. Caballero

ChocQuibTown is set to take the 53rd Grammy awards by storm this Sunday, as they set the stage for a pre telecast performance and are the odds favorite to take Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the year.

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Publishers Weekly Apologizes For Offensive "Afro Picks" Cover

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Calvin Reid, Afro Picks, Racism, Publishers Weekly, Posing Beauty, Books, Books Magazine, Deborah Willis Posing Beauty, African Americans, Deborah Willis, Afro, Books News

NEW YORK — Publishers Weekly, the book trade magazine, is apologizing for a cover that has been strongly criticized for being racist. The magaz...

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Good Hair? Good Question

Tina Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Good Hair, Chris Rock, Tina Wells, Afro, Haircare-Tips, Hair, Relaxers, Chris Rock Good Hair, Style News
Tina Wells

What we do to our hair should be for ourselves only, not to fit a stereotype of what's acceptable for us as black women, or women in general.

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Straight Talking

Lola Jaye | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hairstyles, Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, Hair, Michelle Obama Style, Good Hair, Lola Jaye, Author, Afro, Style News
Lola Jaye

Some believe if you keep your hair natural, you are more in touch with ones "Africanness," whilst those of us who use a relaxer are, let's just say, not that into it.

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