Comments on: Like India Arie said… http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/ ~ all shades of beautiful Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:12:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: becoming a black queen, thus far. « blackQueen:press http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-224247 becoming a black queen, thus far. « blackQueen:press Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:36:36 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-224247 [...] being introduced to and amazed by afrobella’s blog, especially after reading her very first blog entry, i was inspired to write a similar story of my upbringing. brace yourself, it’s pretty long! [...] [...] being introduced to and amazed by afrobella’s blog, especially after reading her very first blog entry, i was inspired to write a similar story of my upbringing. brace yourself, it’s pretty long! [...]

]]> By: Afrobella’s Anniversary | afrobella http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-185042 Afrobella’s Anniversary | afrobella Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:51:57 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-185042 [...] My first post reads like a children’s fairy tale, and shows how far back my natural hair issues go. I realize that hair isn’t such a “political” statement for some — more on that later — but the process of going natural did wonders for my self esteem. It means more to me than just hair. It’s part of my identity. I think many of my most regular readers feel the same way, and I try to stay true to that aesthetic. But I want this site to be inclusive and warm and inviting to a variety of people. Just because I feel strongly about my own beauty doesn’t mean that I need to tear down someone else’s. That has never been my intention, and if I’ve ever pissed you off with my anti-relaxer beliefs, please understand that it wasn’t my goal to offend. Some of the proudest moments I’ve had have come from reading comments sent by ladies with relaxed hair, or from readers of different ethnic backgrounds. I love getting letters from different countries, and I’ve had all kinds of women, black, white, Latin, Asian, and Middle Eastern — people from Poland and Kuwait and Korea and Germany — write to tell me they love what I’m doing, and to keep up the good work. Afrobella truly is about embracing all shades of beautiful, and I love knowing that the message has reached so far and wide. [...] [...] My first post reads like a children’s fairy tale, and shows how far back my natural hair issues go. I realize that hair isn’t such a “political” statement for some — more on that later — but the process of going natural did wonders for my self esteem. It means more to me than just hair. It’s part of my identity. I think many of my most regular readers feel the same way, and I try to stay true to that aesthetic. But I want this site to be inclusive and warm and inviting to a variety of people. Just because I feel strongly about my own beauty doesn’t mean that I need to tear down someone else’s. That has never been my intention, and if I’ve ever pissed you off with my anti-relaxer beliefs, please understand that it wasn’t my goal to offend. Some of the proudest moments I’ve had have come from reading comments sent by ladies with relaxed hair, or from readers of different ethnic backgrounds. I love getting letters from different countries, and I’ve had all kinds of women, black, white, Latin, Asian, and Middle Eastern — people from Poland and Kuwait and Korea and Germany — write to tell me they love what I’m doing, and to keep up the good work. Afrobella truly is about embracing all shades of beautiful, and I love knowing that the message has reached so far and wide. [...]

]]> By: Memory Lane | afrobella http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-138077 Memory Lane | afrobella Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:31:21 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-138077 [...] My very first post explains why I got on this journey to begin with. It all begins with my childhood hair idol, Diana Ross. I tell you — seeing her in Central Park in 1983 seared an image in my brain that will never go away. I used to put that towel on my head and sashay down the stairs, singing “I want muscles,” when I was way too young to know what she was talking about. That’s where I first realized that hair didn’t have to be pin straightened within an inch of its life to be sexy. Diana and her power mane, FOREVER. WPvideo 1.10 [...] [...] My very first post explains why I got on this journey to begin with. It all begins with my childhood hair idol, Diana Ross. I tell you — seeing her in Central Park in 1983 seared an image in my brain that will never go away. I used to put that towel on my head and sashay down the stairs, singing “I want muscles,” when I was way too young to know what she was talking about. That’s where I first realized that hair didn’t have to be pin straightened within an inch of its life to be sexy. Diana and her power mane, FOREVER. WPvideo 1.10 [...]

]]> By: Happy Anniversary, Afrobellas! | afrobella http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-128338 Happy Anniversary, Afrobellas! | afrobella Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:31:58 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-128338 [...] years ago, I was exhausted. I’d stayed up all night writing my very first post and trying to learn how to embed a video on my brand new blog. I figured, what were the odds of [...] [...] years ago, I was exhausted. I’d stayed up all night writing my very first post and trying to learn how to embed a video on my brand new blog. I figured, what were the odds of [...]

]]> By: afrobella » Afrobella’s Anniversary http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-41821 afrobella » Afrobella’s Anniversary Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:47:19 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-41821 [...] My first post reads like a children’s fairy tale, and shows how far back my natural hair issues go. I realize that hair isn’t such a “political” statement for some — more on that later — but the process of going natural did wonders for my self esteem. It means more to me than just hair. It’s part of my identity. I think many of my most regular readers feel the same way, and I try to stay true to that aesthetic. But I want this site to be inclusive and warm and inviting to a variety of people. Just because I feel strongly about my own beauty doesn’t mean that I need to tear down someone else’s. That has never been my intention, and if I’ve ever pissed you off with my anti-relaxer beliefs, please understand that it wasn’t my goal to offend. Some of the proudest moments I’ve had have come from reading comments sent by ladies with relaxed hair, or from readers of different ethnic backgrounds. I love getting letters from different countries, and I’ve had all kinds of women, black, white, Latin, Asian, and Middle Eastern — people from Poland and Kuwait and Korea and Germany — write to tell me they love what I’m doing, and to keep up the good work. Afrobella truly is about embracing all shades of beautiful, and I love knowing that the message has reached so far and wide. [...] [...] My first post reads like a children’s fairy tale, and shows how far back my natural hair issues go. I realize that hair isn’t such a “political” statement for some — more on that later — but the process of going natural did wonders for my self esteem. It means more to me than just hair. It’s part of my identity. I think many of my most regular readers feel the same way, and I try to stay true to that aesthetic. But I want this site to be inclusive and warm and inviting to a variety of people. Just because I feel strongly about my own beauty doesn’t mean that I need to tear down someone else’s. That has never been my intention, and if I’ve ever pissed you off with my anti-relaxer beliefs, please understand that it wasn’t my goal to offend. Some of the proudest moments I’ve had have come from reading comments sent by ladies with relaxed hair, or from readers of different ethnic backgrounds. I love getting letters from different countries, and I’ve had all kinds of women, black, white, Latin, Asian, and Middle Eastern — people from Poland and Kuwait and Korea and Germany — write to tell me they love what I’m doing, and to keep up the good work. Afrobella truly is about embracing all shades of beautiful, and I love knowing that the message has reached so far and wide. [...]

]]> By: afrobella » Afrobella of the Week: Mahisha Dellinger, Creator of Curls http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-10410 afrobella » Afrobella of the Week: Mahisha Dellinger, Creator of Curls Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:55:53 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-10410 [...] Um, my hand’s raised. And I don’t recall getting a say in how I wanted my hair combed, either (feel free to add a comment, familia). At that age, what with my Diana Ross aspirations, I’d have voted to wear my hair in a big bushy free form style every day. I would have gladly been a mini-Chaka Khan, strutting across my school’s playing field. [...] [...] Um, my hand’s raised. And I don’t recall getting a say in how I wanted my hair combed, either (feel free to add a comment, familia). At that age, what with my Diana Ross aspirations, I’d have voted to wear my hair in a big bushy free form style every day. I would have gladly been a mini-Chaka Khan, strutting across my school’s playing field. [...]

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]]> By: afrobella » Afrobella of the Week: India.Arie http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 afrobella » Afrobella of the Week: India.Arie Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:17:20 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-1131 [...] This song is basically the afrobella anthem. Check out my very first post for evidence. Basically do YOU, be who you want to be, and don’t transform yourself into who the world expects you to be. Be beautiful under your own conditions. If you can’t get behind that, then this isn’t the website for you. [...] [...] This song is basically the afrobella anthem. Check out my very first post for evidence. Basically do YOU, be who you want to be, and don’t transform yourself into who the world expects you to be. Be beautiful under your own conditions. If you can’t get behind that, then this isn’t the website for you. [...]

]]> By: Silverware http://www.afrobella.com/2006/08/14/india-arie-i-am-not-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Silverware Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:33:17 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=7#comment-460 Good observation, your ideas are right on. Good observation, your ideas are right on.

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