1. Brothas Speak on Natural Beauty at 1103 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. USA

    Date : September 29, 2012     Time : 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

    Location : 1103 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11238

    “Celebrating the beauty of Black women with natural hair and the men that love them!”

    http://www.lovenaturalsistas.com/

     

  2. DC LOVES LOCS: NATURAL HAIR EXPO (USA)

    • Saturday April 14th 2012
    • Mary Virginia Merrick Center (near St. Thomas More Church), 4276 6th SE, Washington DC 20020, USA.
    • for Tickets —> CLICK HERE<—

    dclovelocsexpo.com/

     

  3. Luciano confirmed for UNIFEST lineup to celebrate 50 years of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago Independence!

    “Reggae, Soca, Calypso, R&B, Gospel…it’s all here! Bring the entire family. Children under 10 FREE. Part proceeds go towards providing educational scholarships for local students. Over 10K people come out annually. 2012 marks 18 years of Unifest in Broward County, Florida. Food, Fun, Culture, Family, Unity!”

    • Sun, May 20 2012, 11:00a.m. - Mon, May 21 2012, 12:00a.m. 
    • Vincent Torres ParkLauderdale Lakes, FL, United States
    • Buy TICKETS 

    UNIFEST 2012

     

  4. NATURAL HAIR CARE EXPO 2012 ‘EVOLUTION’ TOUR DATES (U.S.A)
    • Natural Hair Care
    • Holistic Healing
    • Wearable Art

    Evolution of a Natural Revolution

    ev·o·lu·tion: a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions”

    • February 26th 2012 - Cleveland OH
    • March 24th-25th - Baltimore, MD
    • April 22nd - Newark, NJ
    • May 12th -  Chicago, IL
    • May 20th - Jacksonville FL
    • June 16th-17th -Raleigh/Durham,NC
    • July 8th - Baltimore, MD
    • July 14th - Memphis, TN
    • July 22nd - Colombia, SC
    • August 4th -Kansas City, MD
    • October 28th- Savannah, GA
    • November 11th Frederick MD

    http://www.naturalhaircareexpo.com

     


  5. ‘Natural hair’ is making waves among black women…Flip through magazines and TV channels this month, and you’ll see coily, kinky and curly natural hair models in ads from Banana Republic to Gain detergent, from HomeGoods to Kmart. “Natural hair has been a movement for several years. What we’re seeing now is a confirmation that this is a lifestyle that is very important to a lot of women,” says Cyntelia Abrams, marketing coordinator for Design Essentials, an Atlanta-based hair-care company that commissioned a 2010 study on the popularity of natural hair.
    The number of black women who say they do not use products to chemically relax or straighten their hair jumped to 36% in 2011, up from 26% in 2010, according to a report by Mintel, a consumer spending and market research firm. Sales of relaxer kits dropped by 17% between 2006 and 2011, according to Mintel…
    — By Michelle Healy, USA TODAY

    (Source: USA Today)