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TV TUNE IN: “Good Hair Debate” on Dr. Drew’s Life Changers [11/15]
Posted On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Fro Related, Fro's You Should Know, Frolaborators, LA, Natural Hair Tags: Dr. Drew, Felicia Leatherwood, Good Hair, Life Changers, loving your hair, natural, natural hair
Tuesday on Dr. Drew's Life Changers, the show will hash out the age-old debate: why African-American women love their hair. Special guests include @KimColes, Derek J, and celebrity natural hair stylist Felicia Leatherwood, who conducts the international "Loving Your Hair" workshop series, and who will be a part of a ...

BHM: Karyn Parsons & the Sweet Blackberry Foundation
Posted On Thursday, February 3, 2011 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Art, Doc's & Flix, Fro's You Should Know, Frolanthropy, History Tags: Garrett Morgan, Henry Box Brown, Karyn Parsons, Sweet Blackberry
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." ~ Frederick Douglas -- That's the opening quote when you visit Sweetblackberry.com - the site for Karyn Parson's non-profit organization whose mission is to bring little known stories of African American achievement to children everywhere. While she is definitely one of my first on-TV natural ...
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VIDEO: Charles Bradley “The World (Is Going Up In Flames)”
Posted On Monday, December 20, 2010 By missfrolab. Under Fro's You Should Know, Music, NYC Tags: Antibalas, Charles Bradley, Dap Kings, Daptone, Dunham, El Michels Affair, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Menahan Street Band, the Budos Band
Check out the lead video from "new" artist Charles Bradley's upcoming album "No Time For Dreaming" - to be released on Dunham Records, an imprint of Daptone Records. Backing up 'Sir Charles' is none other than Brooklyn’s instrumental giants, The Menahan Street Band and guitarist/producer Thomas "Tommy TNT" Brenneck.
The 62 year-old soul singer was discovered ...
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Frotos: Questlove rocks for MJ at Kiss & Grind in LA.
Posted On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 By visionist. Under Artist Fro-phile, Culture Capture Champs, Fro Related, Fro's You Should Know, Frolaborators, LA, Photography, Questlove Tags: cognito, Culture Capture Champs™, Dj Scratch, kiss n grind, monalisa7872, questlove, rich medina, Victor Duplaix
Frotos shot by Cognito- Culture Capture Champ™
Shouts out to @kissngrind @duplaix @djscratch @monalisa7872 @questlove ,Meech & my brova @richmedina
More Frotos Here
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NYC: World Premiere of “Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert” {8/26}
Posted On Wednesday, August 25, 2010 By missfrolab. Under Africa, Doc's & Flix, Erykah Badu, Fro's You Should Know, Frolaborators, History, Mos Def, Music, NYC, Talib Kweli, The ROOTS
Black August: A Hip-Hop Benefit Concert
World Premiere - Thursday, August 26th
at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (NYC).
Reception: 6pm / Program: 7pm
hosted by M1 of dead prez, performance by Blitz the Ambassador.
Black August Hip-Hop Project Trailer from dream hampton on Vimeo.
Directed by dream hampton, partial proceeds to benefit political prisoners
Featuring ...
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R.I.P: Malcolm Mclaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010)
Posted On Thursday, April 8, 2010 By visionist. Under Fro's You Should Know, R.I.P Tags: Malcom mclaren, Malcom Mcleran, R.I.P
World Famous
Buffalo Gals
Bio via wikipedia:
McLaren was born to Pete McLaren, a teenaged war deserter, and Emmy (née) Isaacs in the suburbs of post-World War II London. His father left when he was two and he was raised by his grandmother, Rose Corre Isaacs,the formerly wealthy daughter of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish ...
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“Vogue Black” launches – shows love for the Fros (kinda)
Posted On Friday, February 26, 2010 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Fashion, Fro Related, Fro's You Should Know Tags: afro, afronista, angela davis, fro, Vogue Black
Vogue Black launched this week via Vogue Italia - http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black - and so far, they've started with a few features on the Afro as a fashion icon & also more specifically, tips on natural hair. Check it out.
Afro love
In the 60s and 70s the afro was a ubiquitous hairstyle worn to evoke ...
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Doc: Vh1′s “Soul Train The Hippest Trip In America”
Posted On Saturday, February 6, 2010 By visionist. Under Doc's & Flix, Fro's You Should Know, History, TV Tags: Soul train Vh1
Check your channel guide for showtimes.
VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip
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I’m New Here. – Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron’s first new studio album in 16 years, I’m New Here - Available Now.
Video for Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil":
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Funny Or Die: “Parks and Recreation is the Wu-Tang of Comedy” w/ ?uestLove
Posted On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 By visionist. Under Comedy, Fro's You Should Know Tags: Funny or Die, Parks And Recreation, questlove, wu-tang
Parks and Recreation is the Wu-Tang of Comedy - watch more funny videos
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Artist Frophile: Joan Armatrading
Posted On Tuesday, May 5, 2009 By Rubix. Under Afronistas, Artist Fro-phile, Fro's You Should Know, Frolaborators, Frophile, Music, Thoughts
We at Frolab have been bringing fresh new Fro's of interest for a while now. This
is right in line with that history, having grown up with her music and seeing the
emergence of artist like Georgia we thought you should know?! Joan Armatrading,
born in the Caribbean on the island of St. ...
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Esperanza Spaulding x Banana Republic
Posted On Monday, May 4, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Fashion, Fro's You Should Know, Music, NYC Tags: banana republic, bassist, esperanza spaulding
One of our favorite afronistas, Esperanza Spaulding, is featured in a few new "City Stories" videos and the new ad campaign for Banana Republic. Check her out:
Visit her myspace page for LOTS of tour dates in a city near you! I hope to see her show soon!
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