In the aftermath of Allison Samuels' controversial article in Newsweek, Zahara Jolie Pitt and the Politics of Uncombed Hair, Newsweek asked three bloggers, including yours truly, to write a response to the article and Samuels' rebuttal to the criticism. I gave my response the title Are We All Really "Team Zahara?" but I am fine with how Newsweek printed it: It's Time To Fully Embrace Natural Hair.
I am also happy to see that Newsweek didn't shy away from asking Roslyn Hardy Holcomb for her response, Hair Don'ts Hold Us Back, after her scathing assessment of Samuels' initial article. Tami Winfrey Harris of What Tami Said also contributed with Natural Hair Is Not Unhealthy.
Please let me know what you think.
I cried watching the youtube video on Roslyn's response article in newsweek. Someone should have called child protective services on that mother, snatching through that toddler's head like that. Thank you Nichelle for responding so straight-forward and eloquently. Both of my daughter's hair are natural and beautiful, and seeing theirs makes me want to release myself from the bonds of relaxers and 4 hour salon visits and embrace a more natural beautiful state. In any event, healthy hair is the goal, and Zahara's is gorgeous.
Posted by: Dee Jackson | 30/10/2009 at 10:38