Unfortunately we have experienced multiple technical difficulties which has forced us to split the video in two parts. Nevertheless, go ahead and get into part II its hella juicy!! Click here to watch PART II: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oICgwc2hlsmtfrA.html

@ThePhoenix3712

6 жыл бұрын

Live From Layfield you say what black men like, what if different races of guys are looking at you. while you too occupied at checking for guys, that's largely not checking for you.

@theetherealshaye

2 ай бұрын

😊

I had this white girl tell me she preferred me with a wig on. I told her I was black and I loved the way my hair grew and she should respect my blackness

@RoseyF

6 жыл бұрын

Portia Ncube *YOU GO GIRL!* 💯💯

@raregem8886

6 жыл бұрын

You should have told her you like her better when she keeps her mouth shut! LOL!!

@kashmckinney1750

6 жыл бұрын

Portia Ncube Classy Response, she thought you were going to turn into Sharkeisha! Nope

@wizlady7182

6 жыл бұрын

And get the hell out of my face

@recoveringmelaninmusiq689

5 жыл бұрын

She was probably jealous because she couldn't emulate it....but with a wig she can

It's mindblowing to me how we as black woman find a million excuses to relax our hair. Maintaining a house is difficult as well, are you gonna move now?? We spent time getting our nails done, toes done, getting waxed, caking up our faces with no hesitation. We have no problem spending hours watching shows like Love and Hiphop, catching up on what celeberties are doing with their lives. But natural hair takes too much time and is hard to maintain? Come on..

@claudette2057

5 жыл бұрын

Bio

@nephtaliebottoms3247

5 жыл бұрын

You're so right

@Londonlink

5 жыл бұрын

Thank God Someone sees through the contradictions 😑

@KayaBea

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaughterOfTheKing_ at what point did I tell black woman what to do? All I said was we make excuses. We’re not being honest about why we don’t want to be natural. I just wish we could really have honest conversations about this

@KayaBea

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaughterOfTheKing_ who’s y’all? We don’t know each other. And at what point did i pick on black women? You sound upset lol

Girls will spend 2 hours doing their cut crease but complain that black hair is hard to mantain. No its not, you’re just lazy. At the end of the day if its so difficult to have your hair out, you can put your hair in braids or dreads or weaves or wigs. There are so many protective styles that can temporarily change your hair and can help make it more manageable. Relaxer is more or less permanent, I agree with the notion that relaxing your hair is the same as bleaching. It’s chemically stripping your hair from its natural form, you’re sitting at the salon with your scalp burning just for ‘maintenance’. It doesnt make sense. KZread is such a good platform for learning and sharing ideas, can you not find a KZread video teaching you about easier maintenance of your type of natural hair? Anyway, this was such an evocative video, really enjoyed the debates😁.

@louieloveslondon11

6 жыл бұрын

Mbalu Skye LOOOOOOL at cut crease!

@shaniceshearer8969

6 жыл бұрын

When i was relaxed my scalp didn't burn

@shaniceshearer8969

6 жыл бұрын

I personally don't wear makeup but I do agree relaxed hair is easier to maintain, the only reason I am now natural is because I got to stressed out and my hair started to fall out

@mbaluskye6814

6 жыл бұрын

Shanice Shearer I didnt mean everyones head burns, someone in the vid said something about their head burning at the hairdressers when they relaxed it so it was directed at them

@mbaluskye6814

6 жыл бұрын

Shanice Shearer if your hair is falling out, it clearly isnt easier to mantain. It’s a temporary fix.

Stop hiding behind maintenance. You can be organised and do your natural hair on Sunday in a protective style and keep that protective style all week with a silk scarf when you get home.

@Infintekweyol

6 жыл бұрын

Smile tbh I just think it's a matter choice !

@mbaluskye6814

6 жыл бұрын

Smile factsssss

@stone2871

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you again

@gatestimonymiracle1302

4 жыл бұрын

Too much work easier to go home take my wig off and eat. Then wear it in the morning. Then wash my hair on the weekend.

@britneysumayah1047

4 жыл бұрын

Why Sunday? You’re assuming we all work 9-5 weekdays and have sundays off?

The girl in the “woman” hoodie was PREACHING! That’s why I personally do not advocate the wearing of straight/blonde weaves and relaxed hair. I feel like we have a duty as black people to put our natural beauty on a pedestal cos clearly no one else does. I truly believe not enough black women are honest about how they feel about their hair. I’ve never relaxed my hair, but I straightened it and ruined the curl pattern, so I locd my hair and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever done. If you truly love your hair, you’ll find other ways to manage it.

SEE-SEE all of this Melanin beauty😍👸🏾🤦🏾‍♀️🙌🏾❤️💯

It strikes me very odd that each of these ladies has her natural hair covered up and tangled up in FAKE hair :-(

@rel1225

4 жыл бұрын

Right

@shyneicemayeux5168

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo yes

@ahngele28

3 жыл бұрын

@@shyneicemayeux5168 Unless they REALLY want us to believe they are sporting their actual 'natural' hair 😳 This video is a joke!

can I say that a lot of people that embrace natural, only actually do it when it has passed the awkward stage especially for type 4b/c

@lynncoffey529

6 жыл бұрын

eduns TRUE which is exemplified by these ladies wearing longer natural looking hair wigs and not their real shorter, kinkier hair texture.

@khanyisabiko3660

6 жыл бұрын

I think what contributes to that is that typically people are usually very critical of 4b/c hair until it is very long. Then they either shower you in compliments or try to insist that it is another texture.

@brklyn2922

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I want some length without damaging my hair so I wear wigs that look like my natural hair. Unfortunately long hair is considered more feminine too.

@nikkyxxx9178

6 жыл бұрын

Lynn Coffey what’s wrong with that? Women of all races wear extensions why can’t black women wear extensions that mimic their natural hair. Not everyone feels comfortable rocking a twa.

@brklyn2922

6 жыл бұрын

Yes ma'am!! I was browsing wigs dot com and their wigs start at $1000+ but their website caters more towards ww. The few wigs they had for BW looked a hot mess. We are free to do what is best for us with no explanation :)

At first I was gonna comment ironically all these women have weave in their hair but then again if us women of color are going to wear weave it should look like our hair.. kinky curly!

I peep Don't Touch My Hair playing in the background😉

I've come to accept your time between uploads, because you come back with topics like this. So important. Love you girls 💜

@letmeparkmycar6423

5 жыл бұрын

mariam if

But if you have natural hair and still cover it everyday with a wig that is straight and looks just like white hair is that being problack? Because either way you're natural hair is barely seen...

For people who relax their hair, there are ways to get your natural hair straight and "manageable" without having to use chemicals that literally burn your scalp.

@NoName-sp5dp

6 жыл бұрын

NATIVE PIKIN m9t everyone is burning

@user-ty5tk7el9b

6 жыл бұрын

Really? I never knew

I love Beverly so much. She is so woke and talks with so much knowledge all the time. Literally every video I'm clinging onto her every word and understand exactly what she's saying. And that was an excellent comparison she made with skin bleaching and relaxing your hair. It really is the same except that skin bleaching is looked down upon in today's society while relaxing your hair is more of a norm.

There are mix people with type4 or kinky hair, not many but there out there. And many dark chocolate sister's with looser type 3c curls. Black people are not all size fits one. I 💗US!!! We are the most unique group of people on planet earth from skin, body shape,hair texture, and facial features. All in the genetics. Great conversation ladies. And you all are so gorgeous 💗👑.

Beverleys whole point on pro-blackness is WORD.

@ayo.mp4

6 жыл бұрын

on the topic of maintenance, the same way white girls have their own maintenance routine, we must have our own and it will not be the same and that is okay. why must we diminish our natural hair because it's more time-consuming or it requires "more attention". we are different in our own ways and that should be embraced x

@ayo.mp4

6 жыл бұрын

RandomCC real talk.

@thewordsmith5440

6 жыл бұрын

RandomCC You do not have to detangle relaxed her like natural hair, you do not get tangles like with natural hair.

@vikkiediary

6 жыл бұрын

Weak Point... I'm sorry! Being relaxed doesn't mean you're not pro-black. She's taking this whole thing too far. Let's discuss that lace front looser curl wig/hair extensions she has in then... I mean come on' y'all!

@mrs.potatohead8471

6 жыл бұрын

Viktoria Gill Relaxing your hair is similar to bleaching as you're using chemicals to permanently alter what make you black! 🙄

I 100% agree with zoey on this one. Some people relax their hair because of maintenance and because they hate their natural hair texture. HOWEVER, many people wear wigs for the exact same thing: because of maintenance OR because they hate their natural hair and will never show it. If being pro-black is wearing your hair in it's natural state, you can't necessarily cover it with wigs all the time. I believe being pro-black isn't always to do with how you wear your hair. It's about accepting who your are and being happy within.

@mbaluskye6814

6 жыл бұрын

RVTHIE how are you accepting who you are without accepting your hair? Its like saying you love that your black but you hate your full lips or bigger nose which are all stereotypically black features

@RuthiexB

6 жыл бұрын

People can love themselves and their big lips but not care for their hair.. Some people do hate their hair texture, but some just want a change and it doesn't mean anything. Some girls who wear wigs are natural underneath but hate their natural hair, thats why no one will ever see it.

@mbaluskye6814

6 жыл бұрын

but we need to look to the root of why you hate what God has created for you? it most likely comes from colonialism and being brainwashed by society that kinky hair texture is not nice

@chalseywilder937

6 жыл бұрын

Mbalu Skye right. Don't forget the roots. Before the kidnapping not one black person said this.

@NycBeauty

6 жыл бұрын

RVTHIE I’m at the point of my life I had a lot of hairstyles and went natural to. Im back to natural. But I wear wigs too. I STILL LUV MY HAIR

Yes pro black is not a look but then don't complain when you see tv hosts, CEO's and actresses who look white washed. Pro black does not exist in a vacuume. yes you have a ceo who is helping the black community. But when a little girl sees her she's still observes that her hair is not good enough even for a ceo. As a group of people if we can't collectively agree to throw that stuff away and respect ourselves then we will just go round in circles. Lastly miss me with the it's hard to maintain (and then be rocking a frontal) well kept relaxed hair is hard to maintain. I won't have my children born thinking there is something wrong with their hair because they watch me damage mine.

Your debates/discussions are always so beautifully articulated and coherent. I’m entering my first year of university in October and I hope to emulate you ladies over the next 3/4 years and grow to be as eloquent and intelligent as you guys. I love you- the big sisters I never had.

If you ask me to touch my hair I'll say no anyway 😂😂😂😂 I'm not a pet this Is not a petting zoo 😂😂😂

@ja9038

6 жыл бұрын

Got petted yesterday, was too slow before this idiot reached out to touch my hair.

@POOKATKC

6 жыл бұрын

Facts

@varaidzosallychitimira5095

6 жыл бұрын

The worst part is that it's not only white people who do this ish😠

@muyo77

6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the fact that they asked but the answer will be "no."

@user-zm9yc2kb8x

6 жыл бұрын

i let them..i talk about how i look after it and stuff.no biggy

I agree with Beverly in the sense that black hair (mainly type 4 hair) is not the standard of beauty in society. Many of us are shamed and ostracised because of the natural hair that grows from our head. Therefore we do have an obligation as a community to promote and celebrate our hair to combat the underlying self hatred. However with that being said how a woman chooses to style their hair should not be an issue, ideally. But, because of the society that we live in, it has forced us to politicised our hair texture

@misschrissy2897

6 жыл бұрын

Also , they’re are many mixed race women with type 4 hair and darker skinned women with looser curls. Even though there is a general prototype there are variations in between

Pro black and straight hair? If you are pro vegan will u eat meat because its a 'easier' source of iron or protein?

@lalalaal.

6 жыл бұрын

GHAnana85 This needs to be top comment !!!!

@khanyisabiko3660

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@annaedward2601

6 жыл бұрын

Reaching.

@Denise_954

6 жыл бұрын

Some ppl really need to stop it, so a black person isn’t pro black because they relax their hair?!? So basically in order to support black culture I must have natural hair? 🤨🤔🤨Please find something else to make a valid and positive life changing point

@GHAnana85

6 жыл бұрын

The conversation discussed pro black as a form promoting and elevating blackness (not supporting), this includes aesthetics. It means if you are wearing any form of straight hair and your natural hair is not naturally straight then you are not promoting your authentic self and are not visually an advocate for pro blackness. There are amazing pro black female role models such as maya angelou, Oprah, Nina Simone etc who didn’t always wear their hair naturally but they are from a different time. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said that if Michelle Obama had wore her hair naturally, Barack would not have won the US presidency, Wether you like it or not your hair is a political statement and we have these discussions because of what we want to see now and for our future generations.

They all got wigs on but debating whether "natural hair is childish" loll

@lorna4694

6 жыл бұрын

forever young Do you not understand that black girls are bullied everyday by both white people and their own for being ‘bald headed bitches’ or ‘nappy headed’ when they do attempt to wear natural hair? It’s never happened to me because fortunately I’ve always had longer hair however for girls who were forced to relax their hair at young ages and now have broken unhealthy hair - why would anyone want to deal with that all the time? It’s not for anyone but a black woman to talk about what we decide to put in our hair/do to it when we are told everyday in society we are not good enough regardless if we try to embrace our hair or not. You sound ignorant and I highly doubt you are west African the way you are worried about all these other cultures🙄... next.

@lorna4694

6 жыл бұрын

forever young and when Asian women and white women are publicly demeaned and have their femininity attacked in every area of society - ALL THE TIME, then come back and talk to me😊 They wouldn’t need to wear Afro hair when we have been indoctrinated to believe that whiteness is the standard of beauty..

@lorna4694

6 жыл бұрын

forever young Who said that? But everyone has coping mechanisms and again you wouldn’t know how it feels having to deal with your identity being questioned and shunned everyday no matter what you do. Therefore, if a woman decides that she wants to wear extensions or wigs (the same way every other race of women does) then it is her decision. And again at this moment in time I am wearing my natural hair and have been for a long time but I don’t judge any other girl who decides she wants to try new hairstyles other than her natural hair/natural texture. Especially when you have just proved that when black women wear extensions that emulate their own texture you have mocked them because it has not grown from their scalp as if we don’t know white girls have been wearing clip ins and extensions from day. Clearly you just have an issue with black women doing it so you should probably look into where that comes from. And lastly we all know the race is doomed when black men decide to throw their own women under the bus instead of listening to the video and at least trying to understand the black woman’s struggle that stem from a place similar to their own😂 Bye

@swiitdoll

6 жыл бұрын

Lor na I’m a black woman myself ...

@lorna4694

6 жыл бұрын

forever young Loool. A big lie, first of all you can’t fish fake statistics out of your ass to try to sound intelligent. Secondly, I doubt you are a black women because there is no way a black women would not know about the prejudice and institutionalised racism that means that even young children who wear their natural hair/dreads or braids in schools have been threatened with expulsion or isolation. Black women who wear their natural hair or braids in the work place have been told it looks ‘unkempt’ or ‘unprofessional’ and have been told to straighten it or get weave and even to apply for a job the chances of them taking you on if you come with an Afro or braids is highly unlikely when society has put whiteness as the standard and everything else is a trend (which we have seen with white girls appropriating braids/faux dreads after the number of years that black women were - and still are mocked for it). Not everyone wants to wear weave😂 Some people have to in order to get ahead in life which is not our fault, you’ve completely ignored the fact that racism exists and when we’re at the bottom of the totem pole to excel sometimes sacrifices have to be made. Even the micro aggressions when black girls with long Afro hair have to deal with looks or random people touching their hair like we are pets ‘how do you get it like that?’, ‘Can I touch it?’, ‘It’s just so wild and crazy!... blah blah blah’. Not everyone has the patience to deal that everyday. So whether I do or do not have an argument is not up for debate but arguing with a troll is a waste of time because you clearly don’t want to accept reality or educate yourself - so it is what it is.😂 Have a good one.

So I’m confused. Are any of them wearing their natural hair out without extensions or a wig?

@cleo63100

3 жыл бұрын

I thought ‘natural’ means what is grown from within - not ‘natural weave’ or ‘natural wig’ etc..Type of fake hair is not ‘natural’ it’s still fake!

@serenity2655

3 жыл бұрын

Was looking to see if anyone commented on their looks not being their own hair by itself (if it's not).

@48mavemiss2

3 жыл бұрын

@@serenity2655 I was sincerely asking because I couldn’t tell if it was just their hair out or in a protective style that looks like natural hair. Anyway this is from two years ago and easier for me to tell.

@48mavemiss2

3 жыл бұрын

@@cleo63100 but it looks like natural hair. It’s good way to get the look without all the up keep or worrying your style will not last more than a few days. It’s also a great way to protective style with a more natural look for those with Type 4 hair.

@cleo63100

3 жыл бұрын

@@48mavemiss2 - A protective style would be to shampoo and condition your own hair regularly. How is using fake material on your head protective? Different people have different textured hair but that’s no excuse to use fake and talk about ‘protective’! It’s still fake - not natural.

In my head we are friends. You girls are so amazing 🙌🏾

@ivonsanchez2476

6 жыл бұрын

same

Enjoyed the discussion so much I didn't want it to end. My Ghanaian sister is speaking straight facts! Thanks my African sisters for this amazing yet difficult topic.

im east african so my hair is more "acceptable" as sad as it is to say, but I genuinely love that you guys are speaking about this topic because for it to be accepted change has to start within the black community

I'm a dark skinned nigerian with hair like Bev's wig and I completely agree with the colourism comment. I get so many backhanded compliments about my hair and how dark girls don't normally have hair as nice as mine or as good as mine which usually come from black guys

@diouranke

6 жыл бұрын

F A they don't even understand what grows out of their own head, you just stay fabulous

The main problem with relaxers is how harmful it is to the body. The Science Journal of Epidemiology published an article showing a correlation between the use of relaxers and the increased number of uterine fibroids. The other thing that sis with the WOMAN hoodie was tryna get them to realize is that anti-blackness is so conditioned in our society, we brush things like this off when brought to our attention. Another thing is that there has been LEGISLATION-at least here in the states; idk about across the pond-passed for YEARS to control how black women can wear their hair. Annnd it was implicitly discriminatory against natural black textures. Thus why natural hair is still so political. Naturally curly, kinky, wavy, coily, many-textured hair, is very delicate. It is very sensitive to abarasions from washing our hair, detangling, heat application, or even just rubbing fingers thru our curls. Relaxers are one of the things that is most abrasive and harmful to us.

Oh and while there are many black people with naturally straight hair in Africa, anti blackness isnt oppressing that texture. It is oppressing the west and southern African hair texture. MOst of the diaspora comes from west africa where the hair texture is most naturally type 4. And the oppression of blackness has largely been based on the oppression of people with west african phenotypes. So while some african peoples do have naturally straight type one hair, most of the time when we talk about black hair not being presentable we are not talking about the hair type that white people have also which is typically type one and two. That hair texture isn't oppressed and isnt the typical hair texture of black people

@audemm699

6 жыл бұрын

Aysha Lamara Tai-wo thank you, I’m tired of people saying “.. but ethiopians / chadians have straight hair” when THEIR ancestors are not from East África and THEY doesn’t have natural straight hair neither🤦🏿‍♀️. Not to mention the example of melanesians people with blonde hair aka 0,1% of black people.

@teemack6142

6 жыл бұрын

Aysha Lamara Tai-wo Thank you very much for very astutely stating these facts.

The girl with the Afros are just GORGEOUS !! BLACK WOMEN ARE SO BEAUTIFUL WITH THEIR OWN HAIR !!!

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾what a collaboration !!! Love u guys thank u for bringing this topic to light ❤️

@madelinewilsonojo

6 жыл бұрын

Donna beauty totally agree. This is an intelligent conversation.

I'm living for Uvie's reactions lol

Would have been good if you all wore natural hair for these videos. I understand protective styling and assimilation blah blah but it would have fitted with the video.

@LiveFromLayfield

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I understand where you are coming from, but it would have been ungenuine to have natural hair just for this video.

@thewritergrl

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I get the comment, but wear your hair how you want regardless of being natural *shrugs shoulders*

@SmileOrangeWillow

6 жыл бұрын

i thought so too. Can we see this natural hair you guys are talking about!?

@justentertainingtv9686

6 жыл бұрын

The two girls with the afro is it fake? It looks real

@ehjohn027

6 жыл бұрын

I agree

I loved this video and the collaboration. Thank you for sharing this video🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 love you girls!

I totally agree that being pro black is about your mindset and not about your look. Please, if you want to sit here and talk about being anti black then why haven’t you done this video without your wig on? Saying that some black people have straight hair and using that to justify straight wigs despite all that you have said smacks of hypocrisy.

@LiveFromLayfield

6 жыл бұрын

have you watched part 2 hun

I love it when you girls share your thoughts on topics like this! Great video!!!

@25:46 she took it too far...Beverly, No Sis! Especially when the entire room isn't wearing their natural hair. Correct me if I'm wrong, you can wear a "protective" styles rather often, as an excuse for not wearing your natural hair as much. Does that mean you are not pro-black? No! My point is a lot of black girls are wearing wigs in place of their natural hai more often than they even wear their natural hair. In different textures and styles and nothing is wrong with that. You can't argue your point so passionately and fanatically yet condemning relaxed girls, when you're wearing a wig in most of your actual appearances under the disguise of it being a "protective" style. Rock your natural hair before you come for relaxed girls. Too FAR! from a relaxed girl.

My natural 4c hair at the moment is in a curly puff on top of my head therefore at age 55 I suppose I look much younger which must be sickening to people jealous of our God-given beauty.

@raregem8886

6 жыл бұрын

I like looking younger than other people my age! LOL!

You ladies are awesome and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this discussion! It's so insightful and an important dialogue to have with ourselves and each other x

Yes ladies! It's great to see such a wonderful collab - such a relevant topic! xo

This is the first time I’ve watched your KZread channel and girls this video was so refreshing! What a beautiful range of stories and truths. Keep it up girls!!!!

Such an interesting and amazing topic! Love being educated and learning through your experiences, many of which are similar to mine ❤️

Love this collaboration!! Great vid ladies 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I definitely agree with the points that Beverley made but also see where Zoe is coming from. You guys staaayy raising the bar with your intelligent, and much needed conversations!!! As much as I would love it if you guys could upload more your content honestly makes up for it!! ❤️

I AM SO HERE FOR THIS COLLABBB 😭😭 missed you guyssss

Absolutely, I love how versatile my hair is. Kinky-curly-straight, it can do it all. What makes me love it more? You can't have it, nor can you hack it. Also, it grows like a personal cloud, cushioning your head.

Enjoyed this discussion, the honesty and all the viewpoints. A lot of the factors affecting the black community and our response to them are multi-layered for sure!

Loved having this discussion with you ladies, learned a lot ❤️🌺🌺🌺

Absolutely beautiful !!!! Loved the discussion

am I dreaming??? A whole 36 mins!! missed you guys fr

FAMMM!! These Beautiful ladies always come with so much fire🔥🔥 I don't mind waiting 6 months for uploads cause I know it's gonna be documentary length and on point 😂💕👏

OMG !!! I am feeling this discussion in my bones! This discussion I think is a very important one that to have amongst black girls. And working in a hospital setting I get the ‘omg your hair is soo 👋🏿👋🏿’ and fingers in my hair without asking beforehand and it gets underneath my skin ! It happens all the time so I understand exactly what one of y’all was talking about. But I loved this convo! Y’all are beautiful and keep pushing through xx😍😘💕✊🏿🙏🏿

Loved this discussion!👏🏽👏🏽

I agree with Beverley 100% Love your channel. Yourselves, Rhea Ellen and The Grapevine are probably the only channels worth watching!

I love these kinds of conversations. I think the part that is a little bothersome is that NO ONE in the video is wearing their own natural hair.

Compliments to all of you, just beautiful! This is not always an easy topic, but I feel that you all handled it well. I love the blow dry afro look! Also the gray sweater (middle) 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Loved this topic ❤️

yeah i don't know how a girl can say her natural hair doesn't suit her style... or that natural hair is a 'look' its actually mad that we think like that but I'm glad they all agreed its man. i guess we been one way for so long its hard to change. For me i used to relax and wig it and never ever have my hair out but now... being natural is my look. i feel odd in a wig :/ like I'm almost really nervous to wear it but i do cause of shrinkage and gym. I'm just glad i was able to change my mindset and not attach myself too much to wigs and braids cause my fro is my look/style anything else is just temporary add ons. Theres a lot of 'natural' girls... we only see their hair in their 5 second IG story... so they can say yh my hair is long... but i protective style it.. okay sis.... a wig 12 months a year is not a protective style its just a style and thats okay but lets not lie to each other about 'protective'

Soooo intense i LOVE it!! Its just refreshing to see girls my age speak on these topics because most people my age dont even understand the extent how deep this.Thank you girls for educating. Respect and appreciate yall for that ❤👏

i love what you said Breeny Lee, "pro black is a mindset not a look".... personally i think i am for black people all round, but i know im not going to limit my believe in people to my hair, if i cut my hair bald, have i stripped myuself of my blackness?! theres a song by morgan heritage that says "you dont have to have dreads to be rasta" because for the rasta man the dreads is merely a representation of their believes, just like how a married person can wear a ring and still not be faithful to their marriages but a person could be married and choose to not wear ring but be more committed and faithful to their marriages. its about your actions not your look or a symbol or representation. personally i prefare to keep my hair natural because it obviously grows better in quality but it is also immensely difficult to maintain it and maintain the quality. i end up having to relaxing or cutting it off just so i look and feel "decent"... i think we underestimate the ability and skill that goes into caring for textured hair and how ones texture influences that. because fact is just like any other hair type Caucasian or not, if hair is not taken care of it will look horrible.

Loved this discussion ladies and I agree with Beverley 100%. I honestly think the root of the issue is the struggle with vanity in our community. That's why we come up with so many excuses why we can't wear our natural hair, or if we are natural it sees the light of day a few times a year. If we want outsiders to accept our hair, we need to visibly accept it FIRST.

I think what she was getting at is that you can not be “Pro-Black” and still relax your hair because that is your natural hair. You are chemically altering it. Now, with that being said, you can still be “Pro-black” with weave. We all know that weave is apart of protective styling. What everyone is failing to realize is that there are multiple ways that you can “maintain” your hair without the need of chemically altering it. #BOOM #ALLFACTS 👁🔮🤟🏾✨

Wigs are used to protect hair and is temporary. With relaxers, you have to chemically damage your hair for what? I agree with what Bev said as maintenance is not an actual reason. People might do it because they were raised to and do not recognize the real reason but this is all about appearance and assimilating with whiteness.

You guys always give the best and truest opinions, very interesting to watch. But guys... where did Uvie get that jumper from please? im living for it!

Loveee this discussion!

It's such a new creative look and our hair is so fun with these different exciting hairstyles to choose from.

Oh I can Tell that i will already love the video 😭😍

I just wanted to make a comment towards all the women in this video. Thank you for making this video and discussing this topic. And you are all very beautiful classy women. Very Beautiful black women as well. I am currently on a natural hair journey myself... I am learning more about my beautiful textured hair everyday. My main goal is to try to grow my hair out very long, thick, and healthy. I hope one day I will reach my hair goals so my hair can look and flourish just as beautiful & wonderfully as all the beautiful black women in this video. :) ~Cheers from America🌹🌹🌹

Loved the video girls!!

Love this 💖 need more discussion videos like this

It’s true black hair is a political statement not only during slavery but after it was assimilation for those who wanted to work in the inner city areas were likely to be accepted. Those black women that were light skin and relaxed their hair were seen as white as the texture and skin were closer to those that were white. Relaxing your hair is assimilation into a society to want to be accepted to have a living.

@khanyisabiko3660

6 жыл бұрын

Sharufa yuma Black hair was a political statement even before white people landed on the African continent. It was used to relay what tribe a woman came from and what her rank was within that particular society. If someone was mourning the death of a loved one they cut all their hair off. I think part of the identity crisis found within black women has a lot to do with the fact that we have lost touch with such an integral part of who we are.

@khanyisabiko3660

6 жыл бұрын

Sharufa yuma Black hair was a political statement even before white people landed on the African continent. It was used to relay what tribe a woman came from and what her rank was within that particular society. If someone was mourning the death of a loved one they cut all their hair off. I think part of the identity crisis found within black women has a lot to do with the fact that we have lost touch with such an integral part of who we are.

Agreed. Literally I have to say I'm just impressed by the wonderful debate. Subscribed!

THOROUGHLY enjoyed this discussion, if you think about it we've been conditioned that our hair is not pretty by not just the media but literally everyone in our lives, from classmates to family. I remember sitting behind girls in class with their silky ponytails and messy buns and wishing I could do that. If I had grown up around children with natural hair, i wonder how my perspective would have changed. When I have an interview, meeting, project, even date..I slick my hair down or wear a wig. I have type 4 hair and I've been natural for about 3 years, to this DAY my mom still asks me if I'm sure I don't want to relax it lol. A personal goal for me is to just wash and dry my hair and literally wear it exactly how the curls want to pop out of my head.. with the amount of shrinkage I have and how round my head is, trust me, it's a challenge. Thanks for the video!

Great video very educational and informative. You all looking stunning 💋

Loved this video!

loved this discussion! xx

Thank you Beverley

Hello Ladies. Yes Yes Yes I'm loving this discussion I'm in the room with you. I have been natural for 10 years. I first relaxed age 12. I love my hair and seeing my curly sisters on road gives me life! I feel the need to apologize to the brothers for abandoning you during my relaxed phase, I sought refuge in ways you could not. I remember working in an office before during and after my big chop. Please dont touch my hair! LMAO You guys are killing me. I agree with so much being said and have my own to put in on every topic but im suposed to be sleeping now so im just going to enjoy the rest and go, Bless!

Bev hit the nail on the head, tbh as black women regarding issues like hair we love to hide behind the excuses (and ill defo put my hands up and say i do it too), however I'm trying to get myself all the way together and get to a point where i am generally comfortable with my natural hair and undo certain behaviours i have been taught my whole life. The journey isn't easy though ladies. Well done on bringing such a topic to light.

Absolutely loved this!!!!!

im only 9 min. in and im already clapping my hands and doing a dance!! this is so good ladies, im loving it!

Na wa oooo ... you just ran away and left us hanging 😭😭😭

The discussion was great. I agree with the colorism point but not every mixed person has loose curl hair for example Lavar Ball's mixed race sons have kinky hair as well as Steph curry for example.

@Infintekweyol

6 жыл бұрын

Cordelia Hagan I know loads of people like that So true !!!!

@jackiemontrose1279

6 жыл бұрын

Cordelia Hagan steph curry has a black parent a mixed parent. Labor ball kids have type 3c and 4a hair

@jackiemontrose1279

6 жыл бұрын

Cordelia Hagan most of them

@ThePhoenix3712

6 жыл бұрын

Cordelia Hagan yet won't even give you a second glance, hell not even a first

@raregem8886

6 жыл бұрын

I have 3c/4a hair and I still can get hate from establishments and White people when I wear my curly fro out in its full glory! So, do not think we all have it made in the shade, because we do not! We still get discriminated against, too!

Can’t wait till mine gets to that length!😊 Such a journey to get there!! It’s hard to be patient sometimes.

loved this ♥️

We have been taught to hate the hair that grows from our own head (crazy to say it) I used to hate my natural hair but ever since I went natural 7 years ago I can’t go back I LOVE MY HAIR ❤️. Great video🙌

Honestly I think black women will find every excuse in the book to slap on a weave wig relaxer and it's a shame

wow great convo.. really agree with the girl in the camouflage​ trousers

Some of my favourites all in one video 🤘🏾

Great video ladss! I was gonna go to town in this comment section but I tire men 😂😂

Loving this queens 👑👑👑👑👑

This is an important discussion loved the diversity of thought 👏🏿👏🏿

Share this vid guys 🙌🏾👏🏾

Yes Bev, your natural hair is a reflection of your blackness!

Finally!!! An honest conversation 👏🏾

I've heard a black guys say "this is why I hate black hair" tonhis own hair!!!

@kwameopoku3576

6 жыл бұрын

victoria muzi new someone will blame guys blk gurl learn to take accountability

i love the fact that ‘the don’t touch my hair’ instrumental is the video music 😏

I have had natural hair for about 11 or 12 years now and I don't ever want to go back to relaxing. Natural hair in my opinion is so versatile.