CRL Calls For Teachers Who Forcibly Cut Pupils’ Hair To Be...
The Commission for the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) said on Thursday that schools that force children to cut their hair...
It’s time African lawmakers ditched their colonial wigs
We love to talk decolonisation in Africa and yet somehow we managed to miss the fact that in several African countries, lawyers and judges...
Joburg private school accused of racism after allegedly kicking out black...
MEC for education Panyaza Lesufi visited a Johannesburg school to investigate allegations of racism after a group of black girls was ordered to leave...
How I rejected imposed standards of beauty and learned to love...
Mikhail Petersen, who grew up in the coloured community, was taught from childhood that he had "bad" hair. He reflects on how he learned...
Lebohang Masango’s “Mpumi’s Magic Beads” Helps Children Love Themselves
"I do want little black girls to see it and see themselves and see names that they recognise and hairstyles and places that they...
How to show solidarity towards the women in Iran
For the past few weeks, women in Iran have been taking to the streets to protest against government control. The protests were sparked by...
Black students are still a long, long way from being free...
MALAIKA EYOH, a grade 12 student at Pretoria High School for Girls, points out that while the media attention following protests at the school has...
Zulaikha Patel: How We All Wish We Were You
I don't think I have ever seen anything quite like it.
The little girl - now known to all as Zulaikha Patel - standing in...
The Newbie Natural Guide is here for all your natural hair...
The natural hair movement, where women of colour choose to keep their hair kinky and curly, has boomed over the years in South Africa....
What South Africa’s Love For Cattle Means For Climate Change
With a foreword by President Cyril Ramaphosa, this engaging book brings history, science, economics and popular culture together in a timely discussion about South...
Animated Film Fosters Hair Love For Black Girls And Their Dads
When the internet identifies with a project, amazing things happen. A filmmaker in the United States is getting a lot of love - and...
Zulaikha Patel wants to inspire young women with her first book
Zulaikha Patel was just 13-years-old when images of her protesting against her school’s racist hair policies became news. That protest inspired a wider protest...
Blackfishing: The beauty trend that preys on black women
By Kelly Mutizira
Every few months, blackfishing and cultural appropriation become controversial topics.
While cultural appropriation, at times also phrased cultural misappropriation, refers to a dominant...
Racism at PMB Girls’ High goes further than the k-word
Alice Draper, who matriculated from Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School in 2015, reflects on the institutional racism at the school. She says that, despite regular...
