{"id":104991,"date":"2018-09-04T20:33:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpstaging.afromagazine.eu\/mireille-liong-shoots-for-justice-with-black-follicles-matter-photo-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:33:09","slug":"mireille-liong-shoots-for-justice-with-black-follicles-matter-photo-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afromagazine.nl\/en\/mireille-liong-shoots-for-justice-with-black-follicles-matter-photo-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mireille Liong shoots for justice with Black Follicles Matter photo exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In de wake of the many recent controversies of Black children being rejected in schools because of their natural hairstyles, the exhibition Black Follicles Matter is even more important.\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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The colorful portraits from Afros to Dreadlocks, from Twists to Cornrows, reveal a shared history that people all over the world can relate to.\u00a0Black people are the only people on planet earth who don’t have the fundamental human right to wear their God-given tresses natural, says Photographer\u00a0Mireille Liong<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rules based on stereotypical ideas prevent Black people from wearing styles that are natural to their follicles, not just in schools but also in the workplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a consequence 73% of Black women are suffering from relaxer induced alopecia, hair loss related to relaxers and weaves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With Black Follicles Matter, Ms. Liong is shooting for justice, aiming for equal hair rights, one shot at a\u00a0time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Black Follicles Matter is part of Liong’s social enterprise to fundamentally change the perception of natural hair.\u00a0To realize this the IT-graduate published ‘Going Natural, How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair<\/a>‘ to help women transitioning from chemical relaxers then created Going-Natural.com<\/a>, one of the earliest social web and networking website with now over 80,000 members, followers and fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Liong also created WhatNaturalsLove.com<\/a>, a one stop shop for naturalistas and America’s Next Natural Model.com<\/a>, an online pageant to promote the beauty of natural hair and create awareness.<\/p>\n

The exhibition opens on Thursday September 7 at 6:00 pm at Calabar imports. RSVP at Going-Natural.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Black Follicles Matter<\/strong>
\nCalabar Imports
\n351 Tompkins Avenue
\nBrooklyn, NY
\n(718) 928-3970<\/p>\n

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