Weave: Why it will never die

February 3, 2010 No Comments

Tweet People have been all over weave as of late, from Tyra Banks declaring a ‘Real Hair Day’ to Chris Rock’s Good Hair” myopic biopic on lye, stop it. Weave is wonderful, though. How else can a person with 1-centimeter follicles enter a building and emerge a few hours later with HTB (hair-touch-butt) syndrome? It’s ...

Did Kanye West Pull A Fast One?

October 13, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Fresh off his cancellation of a huge tour with Lady GaGa, uber-producer-rapper Kanye West had supposedly dipped out to India to a spiritual retreat.Sympathizers shook their heads in agreement for his seemingly acknowledgment of help-needed, while critics scolded him for waiting so long to seek help after his stage-bogart at the VMAs.But Kanye aint ...

"I Got Indian In My Family" – Not Likely

April 9, 2009 No Comments

Tweet African American studies scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did an expansive study a few years ago (broadcast repeatedly on PBS) about black Americans’ roots in Africa. It included footage from a number of black luminaries including Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Turner, Don Cheadle, Chris Rock, etc., and followed their genes to remote African ...

Chris Rock's "Good Hair" unbeweavable

January 21, 2009 1 Comment

Tweet Comedian Chris Rock said he was apprehensive about bringing his documentary about the black hair experience to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week. “Because I think this is the blackest movie ever made,” said Rock, a producer and co-writer on the film. “So I was kind of scared to come to Utah, ...

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