Much to my surprise, I came across an advertisement yesterday that blew me away. On the Suntrust homepage, I saw this ad, featuring a father and daughter. Both the father and daughter are wearing their hair natural and long.I immediately loved ♥♥ this ad. Let me tell you why. How many positive images do we have of black fathers in the …Read more »
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Suntrust Advertisement
Category: Advertisements, Natural hair, Natural Kids, Natural men |
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And the winner is…..Oyin Handmade Snack Pack Giveaway
In honor of my birthday and to acknowledge the support of my subscribers and twitter followers, I hosted my first giveaway. The winner of my giveaway will receive the Oyin Handmade Snack Pack. This includes: *2 ounce container of Honey Hemp Conditioner *2 ounce container of Greg Juice leave-in spray *2 ounce container of Shine & Define coaxing serum *2 ounce container of …Read more »
Category: Natural hair |
Sofn’free Nothing But Natural Line
This post may be the first of many product reviews for natural hair lines.*crosses fingers* Thanks to the kind folks at Sofn’free, I received a great box of products to review. Sofn’free is not new to the hair game. They have almost three decades of experience caring for black hair. Nothing But is their first entry into the natural hair …Read more »
The Week in Review: 5 Most-Viewed Posts on NHITM February 26
The 5 most-viewed posts on Natural Hair in the Media (NHITM) this week: 5.About 4.JcPenny Enough is Enough Commercial 3.Top 5 Most Controversial Advertisements with Natural Hair 2. Oyin Handmade Snack Pack Giveaway 1. Gain Detergent Commercial *Top Post for 3 Straight Weeks
Viola Davis rocks natural hair to the Oscars
Last night, actress Viola Davis was gorgeous in a green Vera Wang dress and her TWA (teeny weeny afro). This video, which was posted to CNN, features an interview with Davis during the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Interestingly, the caption(s) for the video read: Viola Davis skips wig for Oscars (CNN homepage) and Viola Davis talks to CNN from the …Read more »
Category: Natural celebrities, Natural hair |
Tags: Julius Tennon, natural hair, Oscars, Viola Davis
The Week in Review: 5 Most-Viewed Posts on NHITM February 19
The 5 most-viewed posts on Natural Hair in the Media this week: 5. JcPenny Enough is Enough Commercial 4.About 3.Top 5 Most Controversial Advertisements with Natural Hair 2. Oyin Handmade Snack Pack Giveaway 1. Gain Detergent Commercial
Category: Advertisements, Commercials, Magazines, Natural hair |
Tags: advertisements, commercials, Gain, natural hair, natural hair in the media, Tomiko Fraser Hines, Wanda Sykes
[Closed] Oyin Handmade Snack Pack Giveaway
In honor of my birthday and to acknowledge the support of my subscribers and twitter followers, I am hosting my first giveaway. I absolutely love Oyin Handmade, a company that sells lots of handmade products for hair, body, men, and babies. If you haven’t inhaled the delicious scents of Oyin Handmade, this contest will be a great chance for you …Read more »
Category: Natural hair |
Sister 2 Sister Magazine and Sofn’free Hair Survey
Either the results from a recent survey on hair weren’t well-publicized or not that many natural hair bloggers/vloggers read Sister 2 Sister magazine. I’m not sure which one is true (*shrugs*), but Sister 2 Sister and Sofn’free recently teamed up to create a survey on natural and permed hair. Now, you know… the sociologist in me was intrigued. I can’t …Read more »
Category: Magazines, Natural hair |
Tags: hair survey, magazines, natural hair, natural hair in the media, Sister 2 Sister, sofnfree
Mondays Around the Web – Acts of Faith Blog
Blogger Faith Dow, of Acts of Faith has an entire blog dedicated to “explor[ing] how we manifest what we believe”. Blog topics vary from Proposition 8, feminism, and empowerment, among other things. Today’s Monday Around the Web post features her comments on “When Advertisers Positively Acknowledge Black Women”. In this post, she identifies some commercials that positively portray black women …Read more »
The Week in Review: 5 Most-Viewed Posts on NHITM February 12
The 5 most-viewed posts on Natural Hair in the Media this week: 5. Sears The Truth Room Commercial 4.Top 5 Most Controversial Advertisements with Natural Hair Models/Actors 3.Ebony Article on Natural Hair 2. JcPenny Enough is Enough Commercial 1. Gain Detergent Commercial
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