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July 25, 2015
Published by UrbanGeekz Staff at July 25, 2015
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  • Science & Tech

Myavana: Tech Startup integrates Science to Care for Black Women’s Hair

Scope out the hair-care aisle in the beauty section of any major retailer and you’ll find a familiar scene: a woman with a bottle of shampoo
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July 14, 2015
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Published by Diedre Ware at July 14, 2015
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  • Living

Fried, Dyed, and Laid to the Side: Memories of the Hot Comb!

Saturday mornings in my childhood were sometimes like something out of an Annie Lee or an Ernie Barnes painting. Like millions of other little black girls
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January 30, 2015
Published by Kunbi Tinuoye at January 30, 2015
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Cambridge University hosts major exhibition devoted to afro combs

The University of Cambridge is staging a mayor exhibition exploring the 6,000-year history of the afro comb and the politics of black hair. The fascinating display charts the
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