tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post6928761198642032661..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: What If Michelle Obama rocked an Afro?Professor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-67986554092585465112008-09-03T11:05:00.000-07:002008-09-03T11:05:00.000-07:00Ha! Great idea!Ha! Great idea!The Love Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174271010305748624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-28542132554582830292008-08-01T05:22:00.000-07:002008-08-01T05:22:00.000-07:00Hair certainly made a difference with John Edwards...Hair certainly made a difference with John Edwards and Bill Clinton! <BR/><BR/>And I currently have Hair Story out of the library, and I can attest that it's a fascinating read! Also, if any of you are in West Philly, the Philadelphia Beauty Showcase Historical Museum on 52nd Street is well worth a visit. It has some wonderful exhibits on black haircare history and even covers contemporary issues around African hair braiding. Call ahead thought, since the hours are erratic: http://www.pbsnhm.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-81380640366142726892008-07-31T22:50:00.000-07:002008-07-31T22:50:00.000-07:00I do agree that it would make a difference. Especi...I do agree that it would make a difference. Especially while the silly assertion that Michelle "qualifies" Barack's blackness still floats through the media.<BR/><BR/>I have wondered about Whoopi G.'s haircut since her addition to The View lineup. While Sherry Shepherd usually rocks wigs or a pressed look, I notice that Whoopi's locks were quite long and often expressive and in her face.Now she has a cute little little angled bob. I'm not saying she hasn't had a short look before but I wondered if someone whispered something in her direction...J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16877241577319477465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-52261987973138651892008-07-31T22:46:00.000-07:002008-07-31T22:46:00.000-07:00that fact that some people had an issue with the g...that fact that some people had an issue with the girls wearing cornrows during the summer break, tells me we won't be seeing an afro until maybe his second term. ha<BR/><BR/>I wonder how people would react if the girls didn't have a white grandmother and had a different hair texture. would Michelle feel pressure to get them a relaxer?<BR/><BR/>over 70 percent of black american women straighten their hair. A natural on Michelle...not going to happen.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.com