This year’s CurlFest in Randall’s Island Park was part festival, part picnic, and full-on celebration of natural hair in the New York sun. Go inside the event here.
in Randall’s Island Park. The gathering was part festival, part picnic, and full-on celebration of natural hair in the New York sun. Ankle-grazing braids and lavender-dyed coils swayed to the sounds of hip-hop, house, and Afrobeats, along with the Brooklyn United Music and Arts Program’s drumline. Afros nodded at inspirational reminders overheard at the Empowerment Stage: “move fearlessly when unpacking the trauma of colorism.
“Our vision is to spread the message that natural hair is beautiful, too,” said the event’s co-founder, Tracey Coleman, on the scorching July morning of CurlFest 2019. “Whether your hair is long, short, curly, wavy, kinky or whatever you choose to call it, this is for women around the world who don’t feel celebrated enough.
When it comes to summer curls, these queens have a few mantras they live by: “water is my hair’s best friend in the summer,” Mair shares. “We’ve been taught for so long to avoid it, but with natural hair, you can really embrace the health benefits it has for your hair, especially when it’s hot.” “Don’t be afraid to embrace the humidity either,” Coleman adds. “The summer is the perfect time to learn how to let your hair be free and to get really get comfortable with embracing what you can’t control about it.”
“At CurlFest I felt like I could fully celebrate the rich culture and heritage embodied by our kinks and curls,” attendee Shari Cheverez said. “It’s a safe space.” Here, portraits from a day that proved the power of coming together.
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