I’ve heard of this amazing lady before and was saddened by her death yesterday.
You can read more about her life here but I was particularly struck by this bit of her life’s history:
Soon after making “The Girl Can’t Help It,” in which she appeared in a sparkly dress previously worn by Marilyn Monroe, Ms. Lincoln abandoned her come-hither style and the form-fitting gowns that went with it. She even burned the dress in an incinerator, she said, as a symbol of personal emancipation.
She stopped straightening her hair and in 1959 released one of her most memorable early albums, “Abbey Is Blue.” In 1960, she and Roach made the then-radical recording “We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite,” which has been called the first outright protest album. It included Roach’s thundering drums and Ms. Lincoln’s occasional shrieks and moans, representing oppression and hardship.
And this poignant quote:
“Sing a song correctly,” she said, “and you live forever.”
We all remember Solange’s BC. What do you think of her new hair style? I’m guessing that this is a wig or a weave or something, but it’s really cute!
It’s so hard to tell with celebrities what’s really going on with their hair. Here I see Janet Jackson, who I’d always assumed wore a weave, sporting a new short cut. The question is…Is she natural or does she have a texturizer?
Regardless, I think it’s kind of cute. I do think she could do with a lot less product, however.
Liya Kebede is an Ethiopian model who has been featured in Vogue, Victoria Secret, and Gap campaigns just to name a few. I have no idea if this lady is natural, but she is one of the few models I see wearing big hair in some of her shoots. She was just featured on the cover of Elle Magazine recently.
It almost looks like she’s had it blown out and teased. Most pictures I found of her show her with straight hair, so I’m not sure. It could still be “chemically altered” but I did find this picture of her, in which she looks to be natural.
Bleh, who knows these days. It could all just be wigs for all I know.
Even if she’s not natural, her little cutie pie of a daughter certainly is. That has got to be one of the cutest little coily fros I’ve ever seen.
Liya also does a lot of charity work through the Liya Kebede Foundation. In addition, she was appointed WHO’s (World Health Organization) Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
What better to go along with a beautiful face than a beautiful heart?
So ya’ll already know I’m a stan for Jaden Smith’s hair. This child has some massive hair. Again, the jealousy starts to creep in!
Um, Willow…little Willow…what the hell? Yes, she has one side of her hair closely cropped. How old is she again?
