Again another example of rules that go against reality. Every now and then, we read some news about a school, workplace, institution, etc. that prohibits certain hair style because they consider it “improper”, unprofessional, or what any other excuse they come across at that time. The news is that [...]

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A couple of months ago, a group of African American women held an event in New York city, which also included a documentary, about how black hair attracts the attention (often unwanted) of white people. The difference is that this time instead of wearing t-shirts with [...]

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If you have a boy, sooner or later you will take him for a haircut at a barbershop. Barbershops are the masculine equivalent of the women beauty parlors, places not only to trim your hair, but also to gather to chat and socialize. [...]

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Last night I watched the documentary Dark Girls that was recently aired on OWN. The film explores the concept of colorism, that is the discrimination of people based on their skin color. The difference with racism, is that colorism happens also between people of the same race, the darker the [...]

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