How will they learn the power of their hair if WE didn't do it?!
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I was eager to learn how to do my hair at a very young age, because that's what I was surrounded by. During a session of "picture time", I explained to a dear friend that this was my 3rd grade picture and proudly professed that I did my own hair she replied, "I can tell!"
What a biarch!
Helicopter Propeller Blades
3rd Grade
There weren't any video tutorials...you just got creative and DID IT!
Textured hair care simply consisted of a hot comb to straighten it
or while still wet combing it out in a timely manner and braiding it before it dried preventing a massive job of detangling.
Getting Creative
5th Grade
So how is it that we've forgotten what it takes to maintain our little black girls hair?? .This touch of amnesia has resulted in our little girls getting caught up in this wave of upholding white beauty standards, destructive hair practices and enhancements which have led to the beginning stages of epidemic hair loss in children whose hair growth cycle have yet to develop! When they are exposed to different beauty standards other than their own, their mindset becomes corrupted.
A national awareness movement has been in the works to reverse this state of affairs in the beauty and black hair industry and we at hairchurch.com, #littleblackgirlshairmatter , The Curl Academy (TCA), and Elevate-The Ethnic Beauty Symposiums are the ones who will lead the charge.
The campaign #LITTLEBLACKGIRLSHAIRMATTERS is a program created from a non-profit organization called, The Healthy Hair Project (HHP). This program is being structured to educate and redirect young adolescent and teen females about their Afro-curly hair.
All symposiums will include workshops on how to maintain/style hair to build a healthy relationship within themselves and their hair. Along with other beauty care reinforcements, these workshops will give them the ability to refrain from engaging in destructive hair practices. These services are intended to be provided free of charge with the participation of generous sponsors.
A national awareness movement has been in the works to reverse this state of affairs in the beauty and black hair industry and we at hairchurch.com, #littleblackgirlshairmatter , The Curl Academy (TCA), and Elevate-The Ethnic Beauty Symposiums are the ones who will lead the charge.
The campaign #LITTLEBLACKGIRLSHAIRMATTERS is a program created from a non-profit organization called, The Healthy Hair Project (HHP). This program is being structured to educate and redirect young adolescent and teen females about their Afro-curly hair.
All symposiums will include workshops on how to maintain/style hair to build a healthy relationship within themselves and their hair. Along with other beauty care reinforcements, these workshops will give them the ability to refrain from engaging in destructive hair practices. These services are intended to be provided free of charge with the participation of generous sponsors.
