natural hair movement Archives

6 Latina Pioneers in the Movement to Embrace Natural Hair

Johanna FerreiraOctober 30, 2019August 11, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraOctober 30, 2019August 11, 202004147

If you’re a curly-haired Latina, chances are you grew up hearing the dreaded words “pelo malo,” which translates to “bad hair.” The term, which has practically been embedded in both the Latinx and black community, refers to textured hair but...

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Miss Teen USA Wins While Rocking Her Curly Fro and This Is Major!

Johanna FerreiraApril 29, 2019August 10, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 29, 2019August 10, 202001421

It’s been a great past few weeks for the natural hair community! Last week discrimination against natural hair became illegal in California, Afro-Latina influencer Ada Rojas recently launched her new curly hair line Botánika Beauty and an 18-year-old woman from...

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Amara La Negra’s Straight Hair Doesn’t Make Her Less Afro-Latina

Johanna FerreiraMarch 20, 2019August 12, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMarch 20, 2019August 12, 202002365

I love the natural hair movement but folks within the movement could be hella judgmental, especially towards curly haired girls who choose to occasionally — or often — wear their hair straight. Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra recently experienced the...

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Miss Rizos Is Encouraging Curly Haired Latinas To Take Up Space

HipLatinaNovember 1, 2018August 13, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 1, 2018August 13, 202004522

Carolina Contreras is an unstoppable force in the curly community—for Latinas especially. The founder of Miss Rizos Salon—one of the first hair salons specifically catered to naturally curly hair in Santo Domingo—is a business woman, a curl expert, an entrepreneur,...

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Why We Need To Stop Shaming Curly-Haired Girls for Wearing Their Hair Straight

Johanna FerreiraNovember 21, 2017December 3, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 21, 2017December 3, 202001093

“Why is your hair straight?” was the first thing my coworker said to me one Monday morning after noticing I had come into the office with my naturally curly hair blown out straight. “Is that really how you’re going to...

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I Tried Curly Hair Blogger Farah Pink’s Favorite Hair Gel and it Transformed My Curls

Johanna FerreiraOctober 16, 2017December 14, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraOctober 16, 2017December 14, 202001616

My naturally curly hair has been through a lot. Anyone who knows me – well enough anyway – knows that I’ve been dealing with heat-damage on and off for the past four or so years and it has felt like...