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1BlessedNatural: Black-ish Stars Pay Homage to Natural Hair (photo cred: Facebook) Yesterday, Black-ish stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi , and Marsai Martin paid homage to natural hair in a cute way! The TV mother and daughter naturalistas made two video clips on social media standing side-by-side and shaking their strands. Tracee Ellis Ross captioned the video as "TEXTURE." Yara Shahidi said, "Out here flourishing with my fam." Marsai Martin, who plays "Diane" on Black-ish said,"Melanin and hair both poppin." Love it! Back in 2015, the trio was featured in Essence Magazine highlighting their natural hair. Season 4 of Black-ish premieres October 3rd at 9/8 central. Melanin and hair both poppin' @traceeellisross @yarashahidi #summertimeshine #representationmatters #marsaimartin #grassrootsfoundation #hairlove #kinkscoilsandcurls 📸: @mrbabyboogaloo A post shared by Marsai Martin (@marsaisworld) on Jul 2...

1BlessedNatural: Alicia Keys Switches It Up with Colorful Braid Extensions (photo cred: Facebook) The queen of creative braid styles, Alicia Keys debuted a new colorful braid hairstyle this week! The "Uncommon" singer is wearing yellow, pink, and orange braid extensions down to here lower back.  Pics of the style were shared on social media. Keys is giving us the summery sorbet look! Alicia Keys: front of braid style (photo cred: Instagram) Back of her hair (photo cred: Instagram) What do you think of Alicia Keys' new hairstyle? Related Articles: Alicia Keys Inspires Tamron Hall to Remove Her Makeup

1BN Spotlight: Issae Rae and Her Natural Hair (photo cred: @lovingyourhair -Felicia Leatherwood/Instagram) Can we get a round of applause for the writer, director, actress, and producer Issa Rae? Plus, she's natural! This week, she appeared on the cover of Complex magazine. The "Insecure" creator rocked a red form-fitting outfit and big Afro. On Instagram, Rae said she was channeling her favorite heroine, Pam Grier. You can always count on the 32-year-old to rock a new natural hairstyle! Issa Rae's natural hairstyles include twists, puff, updos, cornrows, and a lot more! Her hairstylist, Felicia Leatherwood who is also Skai Jackson's stylist, keeps her hair on point! Earlier this month, Issa Rae appeared in an issue of the Hollywood Reporter for their Comedy Actress Roundtable. The producer rocked a pink suit and big cornrows going back into a puff. She came through with the classic 70's look! In 2011, Issa Rae's web series "Mi...

1BlessedNatural: 1 Year After My Second Big Chop! Heyyy, my blessed naturals! I feel like it's been forever since I've posted! I hope you're enjoying your weekend. June 11th made one year since I did my second big chop ! Yayyy! Below is a quick length check of the back. I'll have to do a full length check soon! Lately, I've been experiencing some breakage, and I think it's because  I've been rushing through the wash and detangling process. Note to self: Don't do that! The picture below was taken on June 30th of this year. 1BlessedNatural - length check    1BlessedNatural: 1 Year ago, shortly after my big chop. How's your natural hair journey going? Related Articles: "My Second Big Chop" Video