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Black Girl With Long Hair
We’re coming to the close of another year and it’s been a great year for BGLH 🙂 I’ve had a blast doing this blog and meeting so many new and interesting people!
We’re winding down here at BGLH and prepping for 2010 (yay!), so expect to see fewer posts in the next week and a half. But before we go we want to salute some of the most intriguing, interesting and inspirational characters we’ve had on BGLH this year.
Please vote for your favorites in the following categories, and use it as an opportunity to reflect on the AWESOME year we’ve had in natural hair!
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009 (click title for full story)
White Dad Clifton Greene learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
My mother slapped me because I did the big chop (contributed by Camille)
African Style Week
I broke a weave addiction to do the big chop (contributed by Sunshine A.)
The President has hair like mine
Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
My weave addiction led to traction alopecia (contributed by Cheree)
Why I relaxed my back-length natural hair (contributed by Bublbrnsuga)
Are whites more receptive to natural hair than blacks? (contributed by Yuki)
I was kicked out of my aunt’s house because I started locking (contributed by Diana)
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR
Solange’s big chop
“Good Hair” the movie
Tyra Banks reveals her real hair
Malia Obama rocks twists and cornrows in the White House
Oprah reveals that her hair is not a weave
Kanye West rocks a natural mullet at the Grammy’s
Zara Pitt-Jolie’s hair is lambasted in the media
36 Responses
I vote for Eniola!
Eniola is a fashion trailblazer, her style is futuristic and she’s the complete definition of a STAR ICON.
Most Phenomenal Style Icon- Eniola
Most Impactful Story–> The President Has Hair Like Mine
Natural Hair Event of the Year–>Oprah reveals that her hair is not a weave
Phenomenal Style Icon–> Eniola
Most Impactful Story–>African Style Week
Natural Hair Event of the Year–> Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
Most Impactful Discussion- Natural Hair not hot in Nigeria
Natural Hair Event- Solange’s Big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009 – White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
Natural Hair Event of The Year – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola is the bomb! She’s the most beautiful girl with black hair!
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
I had always known you would make Africa proud. No wonder your father never wanted your hair cut from childhood. You’re the greatest and the best.
Eniola as the most phenomenal style icon
Most impactful story–>The President has thesame hair as me
Natural Hair Event of the Year–> Solange’s big chop
Hands down, I gotta vote for my girl Eniola as the most phenomenal style icon!
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009: White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR: Chris Rock’s Good hair
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
Could you turn it into a poll? It would be easier to vote that way. If not, I’ll re-read and post my votes!
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Alicia
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
Hey guys,
I might have to update these nominations. I forgot a phenomenal style icon: Sharri
And I forgot a natural hair event of the year: the youtube video circulating of the woman savagely combing her daughter’s hair.
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Sunshine
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethopian daughters hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Chris Rock’s Good Hair
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Alicia
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
Btw, Tyra shouldn’t qualify for this category because her hair is relaxed and Kanye shouldn’t either… he’s not a black girl (the blog’s title is bglh right?)
Most phenomenal style icon in 2009: Zara
Most impactful story/discussion:
White dad learn to come adopted ethiopian daughter’s hair
Natural hair event of the year: zara pitt-jolie’s hair is lambasted in the media
-MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009: Eniola
-MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009: Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
-NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR: Malia Obama rocks twists and cornrows in the White House
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – “Good Hair,” the movie (not necessarily because it showed natural hair in a positive light, but because the discussion around black women and their natural event was so PRESENT this year)
Wow! Thank you for the shout-out 🙂 I am so thankful to have been an avid reader/supporter of this lovely and informative site.
My phenomenal style icon choice is Zara. The story that provoked my mind the hardest was the White father that took the time to attend to his daughter’s natural hair with the utmost care.
Take care everyone!
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- I was kicked out of my aunt’s house because I started locking
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- White Dad learns to comb adopted Ethiopian daughter’s hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Solange’s big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
Most Impactful Discussion- Natural Hair not hot in Nigeria
Natural Hair Event- Solange’s Big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Oprah reveals that her hair is not a weave.
style icon : Alicia
Impactfull story: African style week
Narutal hair event : Solange’s BC
Have a GREAT Christmas Leila!
Here goes my vote
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Sunshine
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- I broke a weave addiction to do the big chop (contributed by Sunshine A.)
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Malia Obama rocks twists and cornrows in the White House
Thank you for the shout out 🙂 I’m glad I could help in some small ways.
Style Icon of the year- I’m totally biased so I’ll just skip this one
Most Impactful Discussion- Natural Hair not hot in Nigeria
Natural Hair Event- Solange’s Big chop
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009:
Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009:
White Dad Learns To Comb Adopted Ethiopian Daughter’s Hair
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR:
Oprah reveals that her hair is not a weave.
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009- Natural hair is not hot in Nigeria
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR – Zara Pitt-Jolie’s hair is lambasted in the media
Really hard decision…
Most Phenomenal Style Icon: Eniola
Most Impactful Story/Discussion: The President has hair like mine
Natural Hair Event of The Year: Zara Pitt-Jolie’s hair is lambasted in the media
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009: Zara
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009: Are whites more receptive to natural hair than blacks?
NATURAL HAIR EVENT OF THE YEAR:Zara Pitt-Jolie’s hair is lambasted in the media
MOST PHENOMENAL STYLE ICON IN 2009 – Eniola
MOST IMPACTFUL STORY/DISCUSSION IN 2009 – I broke a weave addiction to do the big chop.
Natural Hair Event of The Year – I really don’t like the choices, but Good Hair, though it turned out to be mostly hype.