Just when you think it is safe to leave the house, there is an invasion. An invasion of a different kind. This past weekend, Atlanta was invaded by thousands of beautiful Black brothers and sistas sporting their nappy and natural hairstyles at the World Natural Hairshow. It was an awesome event to see the various kinky, natuaral afros, twists, sisterlocks, puffs, and dreads that people were sporting.
People came from all across the southeastern part of the US to attend this event. My daughters and I all are natural and we learned a lot of information on how to care and maintain the look. My 11 yr old daughter, Elizabeth also interviewed several of the participants and asked them to share with her why did they decided to go natural, how long have they been wearing their hair natural and do they feel their hair makes a statement or identifies who they are. You can watch the responses on www.nappyandnatural.com.
Nappyandnatural.com is a community on the web where people can for information, view photos and connect with others who love their natural hair, are transistioning or just plain curious about nappy and natural hair.
I love when we appreciate our natural-ness. Not only do we come in many shades of black our hair comes in many textures. I’ve been going natural for about 8 years however my hair is not curly enough for the curly style and not straight enough for the straight styles. I have had difficulty finding a salon in Detroit that can offer a variety of styles for natural hair. I haven’t decided to go with twists or sister locs but I would love something versitle for the corporate world. Thanks for standing up for our natural hair. On the other hand, I hate when its referred to as “nappy”. My grandfather, who was part white,always said that ‘nappy’ is a white/racist word. I always say natural when referring to our virgin hair.