It’s been more than a year since Rhonda Lee (pictured) was fired from her meteorologist anchor position after defending her natural hair and Black kids on her station’s Facebook page. Take our poll…
This is appalling!!!
I cannot really speak on black women’s hair however, this idea that beauty is straight-haired and lighter-skinned is not healthy for our young girls of color. We are basically telling them they are not good enough. Change your hair, get a weave, make your nose narrow, lighten your complexion; all of this is just wrong. You are beaut and made perfect by whomever you call God/Goddess.
I see so many, still young, black women who have lost their natural hair because of the products they use so they fit into what society/media says is acceptable and beautiful. The weaves and extensions are causing hairlines to recede. Our hair was not made to carry so much weight for such long periods of time. It is a myth that it makes hair grow faster. Let your scalp breathe, give your hair some sun, don’t let anyone tell you that there is something wrong with your naturally tightly curled locks.
The more we teach our beautiful black daughters that natural is beauty, then maybe less people will go touching and grabbing their hair with fascination (not realizing that they are offending them) because it would become the norm for our girls to wear their black hair with pride.