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Pick Fros Not Fights! Publishers Weekly’s “Afro Picks” Cover Con-Fro-versy
Posted On Monday, December 14, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Art, Books, Fro Related, Photography Tags: afro, afro picks, controversy, Publishers Weekly
OMG, they're like, totally using Afro Picks... in 2010?! What were the people in charge thinking?! (roll eyes here.)
Apparently some tweople are upset about PublisherWeekly's cover image this issue. The topic is "New books and trends in African-American publishing" and the headline they went with: "Afro Picks!"
Via PW's twitter, the ...
Frospotting @ Miss Jessie’s LA Event
Posted On Monday, October 26, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Fro-Spotting, LA Tags: afro, beauty, curly, fro, frolab, frospotted, frospotting, hair, LA, MIss Jessies, natural, pick, pick fros not fights, wilshire beauty
We were invited to the LA demonstration of Miss Jessie's at Wilshire Beauty specifically to fro-spot! We had a great time and met many afronistas! Lots of women were in the building getting consultations from the founders Titi & Miko and their team of natural hair experts, and loving the ...
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“He’s Fro Cute!” Wildchild’s kid Baby Boogaloo
Posted On Monday, October 19, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Fro Related, Frolaborators, Georgia Anne Muldrow, LA, Music Tags: afro, baby boogaloo, frolab, funk, Georgia Anne Muldrow, kid, wildchild
Check out Wildchild's super cute son Baby Boogaloo rockin his fro & the dancefloor! He is only 4, but he's already got a youtube channel, a twitter , and a spot on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, tomorrow Oct 20! Make sure to tune in!
(we must get him a "Pick Fros ...
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LA Times highlights “Memorable afros, past & present”
Spotted today in the LA Times - they took some time to highlight some "memorable" fros -
Marc Jacobs' spring 2010 Louis Vuitton show in Paris
By Emili Vesilind, Special to The Times - Leave it to provocateur Marc Jacobs to roll out one of the most culturally significant hairdos of the ...
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The Power of the Fro
Posted On Tuesday, July 28, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Afronistas, Fashion, Fro Related Tags: afro, angela davis, fro, hair, hairstyle, power of the fro, solange, weaves
Check out this article from Clutch Magazine by writer Laquita Thomas-Banks breaking down the Power of the Fro.
I look forward to the day when we (the afronistas and afrolisionists) are again the norm and not the exception! Naturally free.
(Thanks Clutch for the Frolab link love!)
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...also check their Solange inspired "What's ...
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Questlove’s “Most Afro Picks in an Afro” World Record
Posted On Friday, July 3, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Fro Related, Frolaborators, NYC Tags: ?uestLove, afro, afro pick, afro picks, hair, jimmy fallon, questlove, world record
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson fit 101 afro picks in his afro at once, a new world record - (who knew anyone was counting!). He placed all the picks in the afro himself, receiving no outside assistance.
Thompson achieved the feat on June 25, 2009 in New York City while taping a URDB ...
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Michael Jackson: The Fro Years
Posted On Friday, June 26, 2009 By missfrolab. Under Fro Related, History, Music Tags: afro, fro, frolab, michael jackson, photo, photos, pictures, RIP, the fro years, wallpaper, young michael jackson
I thought it fitting that we here at Frolab spray some sheen on the "pre-Jheri era" and honor the years that young Michael Jackson rocked that amazing afro.
He had such a pure smile and listening to his voice over the last day reminds us that they'll never be another! We've ...
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