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7 Times Mainstream Media Wrongfully Attacked Black Women For Embracing Their Natural Hair

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Karrueche Tran and BET Writers Urge Beyonce to Comb Blue Ivy’s Hair

Karrueche Tran took the heat for a joke she made on BET’s 106 & Park about Beyonce’s daughter’s hair, but the aspiring model insists that it was the writers who were responsible for the offensive jab. During the segment, Tran and her co-host went through a list of things Blue Ivy may have been thinking during the Video Music Awards. When it was Tran’s turn to make a joke she said Blue Ivy was thinking, “I really did wake up like this because my parents never comb my hair.”

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Wendy Williams Attacks Viola Davis’ Red Carpet Hair

Wendy Williams shocked her viewers when she spoke up about her feelings about Viola Davis rocking natural hair on the red carpet. While many fans praised Davis for bringing her natural style to the red carpet, Williams insisted that it wasn’t appropriate for the occasion. “I don’t want to see Room 222 flashbacks on the red carpet,” she said, referring to the TV show that ran from 1969 to 1974. While the featured style expert defended Davis’ look, Williams launched a series of groans and eye rolling that made it very clear she wasn’t changing her stance on natural hair making its way to the red carpet.

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