Good Hair News
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In her own words: Black women share their hair stories
6:14 PM on 10/09/2009
VIDEO - TheGrio's Christina Brown asked several African-American women to take a trip down memory lane to describe their good, bad and ugly hair days.
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The roots of 'good hair' are about survival, not beauty
7:52 AM on 10/09/2009
OPINION - The term "good hair" harks back to antebellum America, when slaves knew that the less African they appeared, the better treatment they would receive from slave owners...
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Filmmaker sues Chris Rock over 'Good Hair'
2:28 PM on 10/08/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A filmmaker is suing Chris Rock for at least $5 million and trying to block the release of his upcoming documentary "Good Hair"...
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Black women ask, 'What exactly is Good Hair?'
9:34 AM on 10/08/2009
VIDEO - In his latest film, Chris Rock tries to get to the root of why so many African American women spend countless hours, thousands of dollars, and take serious risks - all in the pursuit of 'Good Hair'...
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Damned if you 'do' and damned if you don't 'do' your hair
9:00 AM on 10/08/2009
OPINION - Long and fake, short and natural and everything in between, black women's hair never seems to make the cut.
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Black women's hair is big business
8:36 AM on 10/08/2009
VIDEO - When it comes to hairstyles, black women have no shortage of options. No request is out of the ordinary at beauty salons nationwide...
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This week in black Hollywood - 10/2/09
11:42 AM on 10/02/2009
We get the latest on the African American buzz in hollywood from our friends at HipHollywood.com. In this week's HipHollywood Weekly Wrap! Khloe and Lamar declare their love for all the world to see including Lamar's teammates who show their support, Day26 discusses the latest drama to come into their...
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New black Barbies break the mold
7:45 AM on 10/02/2009
OPINION - In the era of Obama and in the age of Oprah come three new potentially iconic Americans, who just may help in the long march towards gender equality...
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Obama to Dems: Health reform 'is in your hands'
VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history...
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