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Raise your hand if you are 100% black with long hair!
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soso
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hello ladies,
i have to answer because i always feel that i am a living proof that 100% black can grown long hair....
i am a senegalese women from west africa, with black all around my familly no mix, and during chilhood my hair never grow past shoulder, since 1998 i have decide to grow my hair because i get pregneant and i have lot of hair and i tell to myself i have to keep it so i start to
strech relaxer: it was a must for me, i was doing 6 month strech at that time and iwas braiding my hair (no hair add) to avoid manipulation
then i discover the forum and i start taking care of my hair very seriously
moisturizing, 12 week sterch relaxer, the phyto 2 relaxer help me a lot my hair love it, and taking vitamine, exersice....no trim just dush....
my sister have neck hair
but it's long, take time and you really need patience
love u ladies i hope i help and please sorry for the bad english i do my best
so
i have to answer because i always feel that i am a living proof that 100% black can grown long hair....
i am a senegalese women from west africa, with black all around my familly no mix, and during chilhood my hair never grow past shoulder, since 1998 i have decide to grow my hair because i get pregneant and i have lot of hair and i tell to myself i have to keep it so i start to
strech relaxer: it was a must for me, i was doing 6 month strech at that time and iwas braiding my hair (no hair add) to avoid manipulation
then i discover the forum and i start taking care of my hair very seriously
moisturizing, 12 week sterch relaxer, the phyto 2 relaxer help me a lot my hair love it, and taking vitamine, exersice....no trim just dush....
my sister have neck hair
but it's long, take time and you really need patience
love u ladies i hope i help and please sorry for the bad english i do my best
so
krissynick
New Member
i love this post.. i totally agree what the op was trying to say but i also agree that you can not go by racial totally because you can have a mixed light skin girl with really short hair ... .and then a darker skin girl with hair down here back.. now how would you explain that.... so yea u cant say oh cause she light or darker or have longer or shorter hair its strictly raced based cause its not... or even a different texture.... u cant even do that cause there a many mixed women with a more nappy texture and other full black women with a looser texture... so theres no real way to define it is some cases.... i tihnk personally we are all mixed somehow... i doubt you will find one black person who is 100% black.. maybe 98% but not 100% and we must remember that it depends if certain traits are dominant or recessive... that determines what feature we have ...
cmw45
Well-Known Member
I'm so confused
If someone talks about how they are mixed with Indian or something you get a 200 page thread about how most folks aren't mixed, etc. etc. and those who say they are probably aren't, etc. etc.
But when someone says where are the 100% black ladies at....the whole first page is folks giving her a hard time?
I just want somebody to answer the question.
Thank you ladies on the second page for answer the questions.
Ditto!!!!!!
Whateverz...I COMPLTELY understand that race is a social construction...as is gender...as are a whole lot of other things. I also understand what the OP was saying. That being said, when people as me what my ethinicity is...cause some people try to act like their confuzed (LMAO!) I reply Black America (I am the descendant of Black North American slaves.) And my hair is 4a.
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Guapa1
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Right on, fellow Yoruba! My hair's not done growing though. One day it'll be long enough for me to beat kids' azzes with my braid.You know Naijas have to tie everything to disciplining kids.
So Nigeria is where most Jamiacans come from then!! 
br0wney3z
New Member
I was just going say the same thing and she is from Sierra Leone. Her fotki is open at the moment.
envybeauty
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I have a question: the kids who I grew up seeing with short hair usually had 4a/4b hair. Mostly 4b where the hair was extremely course. The Black kids who had long hair usually had combos of 3b/4a.
Is there anyone who grew up with short hair as a child (as some have stated in this thread), that has 3a/3b type hair? From memory, I believe DLewis is an example of someone with 3a/3b hair. If I am wrong, please correct me. I use DLewis simply because she has posted very lovely pics of her hair and I am sure most reading this thread have seen at least one pic to get a sense of what I am talking about when I say 3a/3b hair.
I am also talking about short hair where your mother did not put scissors to your hair as a child. You hair simply "appeared" to only grow to a particular length and no longer, yet you never really put scissors to it.
4b hair...no one immediately comes to mind but I am referring to dense, coarse hair that has no defined wave pattern and tangles like you would not believe.
Soso -- It is not your first language but you did good! Practice makes perfect. Keep practicing! No one is judging you for it.
Is there anyone who grew up with short hair as a child (as some have stated in this thread), that has 3a/3b type hair? From memory, I believe DLewis is an example of someone with 3a/3b hair. If I am wrong, please correct me. I use DLewis simply because she has posted very lovely pics of her hair and I am sure most reading this thread have seen at least one pic to get a sense of what I am talking about when I say 3a/3b hair.
I am also talking about short hair where your mother did not put scissors to your hair as a child. You hair simply "appeared" to only grow to a particular length and no longer, yet you never really put scissors to it.
4b hair...no one immediately comes to mind but I am referring to dense, coarse hair that has no defined wave pattern and tangles like you would not believe.
Soso -- It is not your first language but you did good! Practice makes perfect. Keep practicing! No one is judging you for it.
SleepyJean
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No, no, that is unacceptable. We don't need no biracials flaunting their good hurr and lightskindedness in our faces.
Well, whatever, I don't have an issue with it.)
Yeah...I agree. I really wouldn't mind a thread like that, though.
I don't think there will be/are many legitimate answers in this thread, which is sad, because it would have definitely been encouraging for me. I always try to find my fellow relaxed 4a/b's with long hair. They're inspiring.
Of course, I didn't read it all the way through, so I could be wrong. Do you realize this thread is 15 pages in counting?!?!?
locabouthair
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Have you seen Isis's fotki. She's a 4b with MBL.
uhm being 100% black has nothing to do with anything.lol
erplexed my mom is half hispanic long hair 3b ish, my grandma (balck and native american) has curly (soft) nice long hair. They can abuse mistreat do all they want to their heads and it will grow. Me, iam left with all of the issues and lack of growth. Ugh so continue sharing the tips because i need them.....my bad i get kinda excited because i should have been born with some easy growing hair.lol
erplexed my mom is half hispanic long hair 3b ish, my grandma (balck and native american) has curly (soft) nice long hair. They can abuse mistreat do all they want to their heads and it will grow. Me, iam left with all of the issues and lack of growth. Ugh so continue sharing the tips because i need them.....my bad i get kinda excited because i should have been born with some easy growing hair.lolSleepyJean
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in case y'all didn't know, I was agreeing with the extremely light yellow writing before.
Yeah, she's one of my inspirations.
But there doesn't seem to be as many relaxed 4a/b's with long hair. I've had Nape length hair MY WHOLE life. while Natural and relaxed. I think my mom manipulated my hair too much when natural, so it didn't retain. 
My relaxed hair has been through a lot of drama, so it hasn't retained either. I'm trying to get healthy hair, now, instead of long hair. Sometimes I think I can't do it, though. My name will be changed soon, though! It's an understandable issue with some members.
Sorry about the sob story!
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DivinelyNappy
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I meant African American OR Carribean American. Think that got lost in translation...
DivinelyNappy
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Ima celebrate with you!! Especially since your past what your former longest length was. That's something to celebrate in itself!
DivinelyNappy
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Soso, your hair is GORGEOUS!! And EXACTLY what I was looking for when I started this thread. That is truly inspiring. :waytogo:
locabouthair
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^OP I think you have very pretty hair
white/indian grandparents, white/indian mom and tar completion dad. my hair was waist length as a child and I am past bra strap now. Thick 4a hair and my brother hair is 0a straight with no curl that will grow overnight literally. Oh daughter hair is 2-3 ish with waves. But I am 100% black as far as I am concerned.
DivinelyNappy
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white/indian grandparents, white/indian mom and tar completion dad. my hair was waist length as a child and I am past bra strap now. Thick 4a hair and my brother hair is 0a straight with no curl that will grow overnight literally. Oh daughter hair is 2-3 ish with waves. But I am 100% black as far as I am concerned.
That's great! Hope you didn't feel like I suggested otherwise.
DivinelyNappy
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DivinelyNappy
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Ok....Because I love you ladies so much, I took some time out to go back over all the posts and pull together those responses from the ladies who answered my question. And so that the intent of this thread will not be lost, I am going to edit my initial question and put them all in there. This way, those of you who were like me and occasionally wondered the same thing (but were afraid to ask! ) will have all the encouragement you need right there on the first page! And you won't have to go spend your boss's time reading through the entire thread to get it! Thanks again to u gals for responding and respecting the thread. Thanks also to the ladies who added their positive input even if you didn't fit my criteria. Your advice and input was VERY much appreciated!
(If I missed anyone, do let me know so I can add you too!)
EDIT: I wasn't able to fit everything to the initial post so I created two new posts with the responses on page 19. I'll reference it on my original posts to make it easy to locate.
) will have all the encouragement you need right there on the first page! And you won't have to go spend your boss's time reading through the entire thread to get it! Thanks again to u gals for responding and respecting the thread. Thanks also to the ladies who added their positive input even if you didn't fit my criteria. Your advice and input was VERY much appreciated! (If I missed anyone, do let me know so I can add you too!)
EDIT: I wasn't able to fit everything to the initial post so I created two new posts with the responses on page 19. I'll reference it on my original posts to make it easy to locate.
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ImFree27
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[yes I think so and I think I am, but I think she means black africans and not white africans]Is anyone really 100% black? erplexed
Unless you were born in Africa of Africans, there's a good chance there's all sorts of races mingling around in your lineage.
And even then there's no guaruntee because there are white Africans.[/quote]
erplexed Unless you were born in Africa of Africans, there's a good chance there's all sorts of races mingling around in your lineage.
And even then there's no guaruntee because there are white Africans.[/quote]
divya
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Contrary to most, I like this thread. IMO, even after being on lhcf for almost a year, I still believe people with diverse pedigrees can grow their hair faster, because their growth rate is naturally faster than people who mostly have African or Carribean ancestry.
Too bad, I can't post. My hair isn't long at all.
What do you mean "Caribbean ancestry?" People of African descent, Indian descent, Chinese descent, Syrian descent who? Because there are all of those people in the Caribbean and more...
fluffylocks
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divya
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There are Caribbean-Americans who are "white"...being Caribbean does not automatically equal African descent. We are a culture/ethnicity, not limited to one background.
divya
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Obvisoully (No rudeness intended and spell
That's fine but people should understand the actual people who are being referred to when they say "Caribbean ancestry."
DivinelyNappy
New Member
I understand that....which is why I also added something like "both parents are black and no Asian/Indian/Caucasian grandparents'' in my criteria......remember this pertains to ME and MY background. I can't speak for anyone else.
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