Hair and Beauty articles
The WITJ Natural Hair & Beauty show is a new and exclusive showcase tailored to Women with naturally textured hair and beauty for Women of colour in the UK. Saturday 24th August 2013 all roads lead to the 1st annual Natural Hair showcase brought to you by WomanintheJungle.com. Save the date and be prepared to […]
Natural Hair Week UK In recent years there has been a surge in women returning back to natural, little girls loving their tresses, and men noticing that curly hair is attractive too! The social web has played a significant role is uniting such women worldwide, including the creation of hair care blogs, how-to YouTube videos, […]
Six thousand years ago, someone buried a beautifully designed Afro comb. It was uncovered 100 years ago but lay forgotten in an English museum . . . until now. The Secrets of the Afro Comb Book Launch Coincides with the Origins of the Afro Comb Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge K.N. Chimbiri’s […]
Origins of the Afro Comb: 6,000 years of culture, politics and identity The Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge Curated by Sally-Ann Ashton, Senior Assistant Keeper, Antiquities, Fitzwilliam Museum and artist and writer Michael McMillan. The 6,000-year history of the Afro Comb, its extraordinary impact on cultures worldwide, and community stories […]
Small family company AfroDeity Ltd received a business boost from TV Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis. On Sunday Alicia Thornthwaite, co-founder of AfroDeity Ltd, tweeted Theo about her business during ‘Small Business Sunday’, an initiative set up by Theo that runs weekly. Theo re-tweeted Alicia’s message which captured his attention to his 360,000 […]