hair should be about self-expression, ease, and confidence. The straight natural movement is not a step backward—it is simply ...

"Straight hair naturals" are Black women who don't have any ... This cognitive dissonance is part of the reason so many people respond to the straight natural community with such passion and ...

The Black women in my family have been straightening their hair for as long as I can remember. Because of this, straight ... When I went natural, I would look at pictures of other people and ...

"I've noticed that people typically associate Black women with wearing ... the majority of women wore their hair in relaxed or straight styles, with natural curls being a rare sighting up until ...

After calling multiple salons in Olympia, in 2021, Taylor documented the process of her attempt to secure a straight ... natural hair types and textures are few and far between. It impacts Black ...

While most of the guests on Basic Black said they spent many years getting harsh perms and using relaxers growing up, Sharita Payton, owner of The LOFT Hair Studio, said she has been natural all her ...

While natural hair styles have become acceptable in some arenas, such as the entertainment industry, you regularly hear of Black people who accuse employers of forcing them to adopt straight hair ...

THERE WAS A TIME WHERE YOU COULDN’T WEAR YOUR HAIR ANY WAY YOU WANT AND STILL BE CONSIDERED SMART, INTELLIGENT, JUST AS BRIGHT AS SOMEONE THAT HAD STRAIGHT ... SLAVERY, BLACK PEOPLE WERE ...