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							<title>6 Latina Pioneers in the Movement to Embrace Natural Hair</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[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 usually curly or tight coily, kinky types. For centuries, Latinas have been plagued by Eurocentric]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[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 Connecticut named Kaleigh Garris was crowned Miss Teen USA this Sunday and she received her]]></description>
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							<title>Amara La Negra’s Straight Hair Doesn’t Make Her Less Afro-Latina</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[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 brunt of the natural hair movement’s judgment. The natural haired beauty, known for her voluminous]]></description>
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							<title>Miss Rizos Is Encouraging Curly Haired Latinas To Take Up Space</title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[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, a natural hair advocate and an activist all in one. Her mission goes way beyond]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[“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 greet me? No, good morning?” I asked rather annoyed. I had gotten a cut earlier]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[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 a goddamn lifetime. It was all a result of weekly blowouts and not giving my]]></description>
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