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5 Actions to Help Your Child Recover from a Negative Natural Hair Incident

5 Actions to Help Your Child Recover from a Negative Natural Hair Incident

It has become a common occurrence for children to be teased or sent home because of their natural hair. The psychological effects of these incidences on a child’s self esteem can be devastating. This raises the question of what we should do as parents and caregivers to help them. Here are 5 actions you can […]

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Update on Vanessa VanDyke: Student Who was Threatened with Suspension from School for Natural Hair

Update on Vanessa VanDyke: Student Who was Threatened with Suspension from School for Natural Hair

Back in 2013, 12-year-old Vanessa VanDyke was threatened by her school to be suspended for wearing her natural hair. Even though the Florida student and her mother, Sabrina Kent received support from people around the world, Vanessa’s self-esteem began to decline. In addition to her school’s threats, the young girl was  being bullied by her […]

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How to Care for an African American Child’s Natural Hair

How to Care for an African American Child’s Natural Hair

A lot of mothers find it difficult to care for or maintain their African American children’s hair. Often, they complain that the hair is just too curly, frizzy, kinky and nappy that brushing and styling it is almost an impossible and futile task.

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Video: 3-Year-Old Encourages Dad While He Does Her Natural Hair

Video: 3-Year-Old Encourages Dad While He Does Her Natural Hair

Barber, Derrick Culpepper is no stranger to hair, but styling his 3-year-old daughter Linda’s hair proved to be a challenge. In an almost one-and-a-half minute video, the dad attempts to put the little girl’s hair in two puffs. While Derrick is applying products and brushing her hair, Linda does the cutest thing by encouraging dad […]

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What do you think? Is Chemically Straightening Your Child's Hair Child Abuse?

What do you think? Is Chemically Straightening Your Child’s Hair Child Abuse?

We all know of babies whose mothers are adding chemicals to their hair at the earliest sign of a kink or curl.

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A Black Doll with Crossover Appeal – Building Our Children’s Self Esteem and Educating The Masses

A Black Doll with Crossover Appeal – Building Our Children’s Self Esteem and Educating The Masses

I can remember as a child being thrilled to get a black Barbie doll with ‘afro hair’ since most of the popular dolls that were available at the time were white dolls.

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