Flavor of Friday: Natural Hair in the NY Times

The New York Times published an article this week that made me smile. The story, penned by writer Jamila Bey, takes an inside look at the growing resurgence of the fro and the Youtube tutorial trend. She spotlights one of my fave Youtube vloggers Maeling Tapp (also known as NikkiMae2003 or NaturalChica) about the ever-growing natural hair community and her personal influence on up and coming naturals.

“I wanted to contribute to the wealth of information that’s out there,” says Mae about her reasons for joining the online natural community.

Personally I'm super thankful to youtube vloggers like Mae and Kimmaytube, also spotlighted in this article, for taking the painstaking time to document their hair journeys. Also featured was uber popular natural hair blogger CurlyNikki. When I did my big chop, I literally frequented that site 5-7 times a day!

Not only have these women helped me immensely in learning how to properly care for my newly natural hair but they've encouraged countless others to make the switch and embrace their curls. Gotta love that. Check out the full NY Times Article HERE.

What do you think? Have Youtube tutorials helped you embrace something you normally wouldn't? Soundoff below!

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