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Itsdb |
04/13/07 |
A Nappy Hair Affair is best known for sponsoring grass roots hair grooming sessions called Hair Days. These are gathering where sisters come together with others who understand their natural hair care needs and their choice to embrace a style more in keeping with their culture. Hair Days, which have fostered a spirit of bonding and support, have become so popular since I held the first one at my home in May, 1998 that they are being held in several U.S. cities. We also have a Hair Day network in other countries.
But A Nappy Hair Affair (ANHA) is about so much more than hair. It is about reclaiming and respecting our culture. We have been conditioned to hate one of our most unique characteristics-our hair in its most natural state. We have been conditioned to accept European standards of beauty and to reject our own. ANHA exists to cause a shift in such negative mindsets and promote a positive image of people of African descent. We do it through support, affirmation and education.
But Hair Days are our hallmark. These simple gatherings where sisters and brothers symbolically celebrate their culture by nurturing their natural hair have had powerful and healing effects.
One of our most devoted members is Alpha Thomas who is a breast cancer survivor. Her story of losing her locks while undergoing chemotherapy but not losing her spirit has been an inspiration for other women in our group. Alpha's locks have grown back with a vengeance, and I count on her as my unofficial counselor for other women who have come to me with similar challenges. We welcome you to become a part of our nappy nation where we are very much into celebrating who we really are.
Nappily,
Mosetta
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I am not making this up. You can buy her book Nappyisms, and a CD, Love and Nappiness, and apparently someone has made a Nappy T-shirt, which appears to read "I'm nappy, happy and free."
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I wonder if Mosetta will call the Rutgers gals and encourage them to celebrate their "nappiness?" |
Clarification/Follow-up by tropicalstorm on 04/13/07 4:07 pm:
That is what someone on the radio just said.
They said it was a compliment meaning the girls were the rough tumble althetic type.
Clarification/Follow-up by belle33 on 04/14/07 10:52 pm:
I don't think its a compliment as I've heard it called nappy headed niggers. Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 04/16/07 2:13 pm:
belle, it certainly wasn't meant to be a compliment by Imus, but this woman was apparently proud to be 'nappy' long before he made his remarks. Her Nappyisms book was copyrighted in 2003.
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