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Many Americans have dismissed this hair hubbub as simply more media-driven noise - like the chatter about Michelle Obama's sleeveless dresses, J. Crew cardigans, stocking-free legs or, for that matter, recent (shocking!) decision to wear shorts in the Arizona heat. But for African-American women like me, hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

The choice many black women make to alter their hair's natural texture has undeniable historical and psychological underpinnings. It has been attributed to everything from a history of oppression and assimilation to media-influenced notions of beauty and simple personal aesthetics. But one thing is certain. For the many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

This could have been read as a lighthearted exchange about beauty and style. But it actually reflects a serious and clamorous debate. A growing community on sites like Nappturality.com urges black women to reject curl-relaxing methods, calling them "taking the easy road" and "conforming" to white aesthetics. Meanwhile, talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

Art has a remarkable ability to beautify even the bleakest of urban and professional settings. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Holyoke Center, where a series of prints redefines the otherwise drab space occupied by the southern elevator foyer. The university has filled the alcove with an exhibition...

Author: By Erika P. Pierson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Photos Show World's Beauty | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

“He lived in the Hotel Coma—named perhaps for some founder of the town, some California explorer or pioneer, or for some long-deceased Italian immigrant who founded only the hotel itself. Whoever it commemorated, the hotel was a poor monument, and Bill Tully had...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Frontiers of American Tragedy | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

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