• more about #allisonsamuels
    Poodle_Heart: Natural, braided, straightened -- choice is choice, and that's the point. I think the white women who bleach and dye their hair blonde are in thrall ... more »
    Caroline Sautereau-Manowe: As the mother of a bi-racial child whose hair tends towards the more tight curls, I make an effort never to mention how tricky it is for me to deal wi... more »
    MargaretMoony: I'm sure this has been brought up before, but has the Hair Police thought that she's a little kid? Little kids of any ethnicity don't sit around for ... more »
    limber: I love the linked photo with Zahara's hair loose in the purple dress. Partly because Z looks absolutely lovely and happy and she's holding her sister... more »
    freestylewalker: It's the conformity message that gets me too. How dare she say that a kid's hair should look like everyone else's? Maybe Zahara's hair is wild because... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Deer (and u kno i dont rly meen it) Alysunn: JURNALIZM & SELFLUV & MY.O.B. UR DOIN EM ALL RONG PLZ STOP NAO Kisses, Rooo more »
    philtastic: K, um, so she really thinks that the Jolie-Pitts, the family that lives in French chateaus and hang out with The Edge, don't spend time or money on th... more »
    sangmo: I think Latoya's article should be printed by Newsweek as a response to Samuel's. Someone please send it to them. #rebuttalfail more »
    vulcanized: Please excuse my ignorance, but what are "beady beads" and "kitchens"? #rebuttalfail more »
    Lana Leigh loves Meryl Streep: Enough Samuels, enough!!! Thandie Newton's youngest daughter rocks the exact same hair style as Zahara and I haven't seen you piss and moan about it. ... more »
    Bitingpika: Future columns by Allison Samuels: Gardening Outfits Lack Flare My Neighbor's Kid Sports Orange Pants, Pink Shirt. UPS Delivery Staff Need Makeover... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "We can help to shape a world where she doesn't feel pressured to relax her hair to conform, nor does she feel deficient if she decides to wear her ha... more »
    AlmostDream: This woman is nuts. She's talking about a four year old. You know what happens when someone bothers to style my four year old cousin's hair? It goes... more »
    kookla: I said it before and I'll say it again, those bonding moments, whether it was with mom, sister or friend are part of growing up. And being able to ex... more »
    usepenandpaper: Latoya, thank you for calling this woman on her bullshit. Zahara is an adopted black child, she'll have enough identity issues to deal with when she g... more »
    bluebears: Latoya I don't have anything to add to that amazing article except to tell you how inspiring your voice is. For.Real. #rebuttalfail more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I'm white. I will not pretend I have any kind of personal experience with hair politics, because I don't. I have to say this, though: The very idea of... more »
    xay: I'm tired of the idea that loose natural hair is inherently messy. Personally, I have seen too many little black girls with receding hairlines because... more »
    Jenn2D2: I really, really agree with this piece, but have one tiny quibble: it drives me nuts when people refer to Zahara as Jolie's "adopted daughter." She's ... more »
    wednesdayam: Wait, that's a "damning" photo? I think she looks lovely there! #rebuttalfail more »
  • #happytobenappy

    An Open Appeal To The Jolie-Pitt Hair Police

    I've been a fan of Allison Samuels' work for some time. But I cannot get behind her strange, continued appeals to actress Angelina Jolie about her adopted daughter Zahara's hair. She is, quite simply, missing the point. More »
  • #michelleobamaclairehuxtable

    Michelle Obama: The Best Black Female Role Model Since Claire Huxtable?