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Latinegra
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Latinegra

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Hola and welcome to my hair diary! Don't let my name, Latinegra, fool you. Latin/Hispanic is my culture, but Black (Negra) is my ancestry and heritage. My curly, kinky hair is God's handiwork and has been blessed by Mother Africa herself. I created this diary to document my hair journey, chart my progress, and share with others.

I used to have my hair chemically relaxed for many years. First, as a child by an adult relative who felt she couldn't "manage" my hair, until 1993. I was chemical-free for almost four years then, it happened...I relapsed in 1997. I went back to the relaxer because I felt that relaxed hair was more "office friendly" and I grew tired of answering all of the questions from strangers. I grew so addicted to the chemical relaxer that even after a nightmarish, professional relaxer application, and I lost my hairline, I still went back to the salon (just a different one) for my chemical "fix."

On October 19, 2002, I woke up and realized that that wasn't what I wanted for myself or my hair. I wanted to love myself the way God made me, and the concepts of:

* Being DEPENDENT on the beautician every 3 months,
* Waiting for HOURS at the salon for the beautician to do a few other heads of hair while doing mine, taking a break to eat her lunch or check on her kids, and even do her own hair, while I sat there waiting,
* Having the beautician apply CAUSTIC chemicals to my head,
* Sometimes suffering BURNING, SCABS and that oh, that nasty SMELL, and
* Losing my fragile HAIRLINE,

just didn't make sense any more. My relaxed hair was cute, but at what price? And that fact that I repeated the cyclical routine like a hamster on a wheel seemed idiotic. I WAS A FOOL!

Since going natural this time around, at times, it's been a hard, lonely road. There is almost no one in my every day life that I can talk to about hair. I almost wanted to give up and go back to the chemicals, until I was fortunate to have found 2 glorious websites that celebrate my kind of hair: NaturallyCurly.com and OurHair.net. I'm still on my hair quest, but I know now that I'm not going it alone. This is a work in progress, so please bear with me.

I'm glad to share my photos with you, but please don't steal, borrow, print, copy, or download them, without my expressed, prior permission. You are welcome to read my personal thoughts in my natural hair journal. And please feel free to leave any questions, comments or advice. Thank you.
General Information
Profile:
Personal
Since:
Friday, March 31, 2006
Gender:
Female gender
Languages:
English & Spanish (A little working knowledge of high school French, but I'm really rusty!)
Tags:
Kinky, Curly, Naptural, Nappy, Natural Hair, Afro-Latina, Afro-Hispanic, Biracial, Mulata, Brooklyn, Colombia, Panama
I'm here for:
Friends, Networking
Contact Information
Email:
latinegra@fotki.com
Personal website:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/bella_morena
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Background & Lifestyle
Marital status:
Married
Children:
Proud parent
Education:
College graduate
Origin:
Afro-Latina Americana
Religion:
Christian - other
Interests & Personality
Interests:
I'm all about love...Love for God, Love for myself, Love for my family, Love for humanity; writing (as if you couldn't tell); reading; sociology; cooking; scrapbooking; designing T-shirts (coming soon!)
Music:
PRINCE, House/Techno/Dance, R&B/NeoSoul/Old School Hip-Hop (when it was called "rap")/New Jack Swing, Cumbia, Vallenato, Merengue, Salsa, Porro, Son, Reggae/Dancehall
Heroes:
Jesus Christ, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Booker Taliaferro Washington, MLK Jr., Richard & Mildred Loving, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Arturo Alfonso Schomberg, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Maya Angelou, bell hooks, Denny Mendez, Vanessa Williams
Books:
Books about Afro-Latin Americans (La Raza!), African Americans, and anything involving world culture
Friend of:
AngelicDarkCoils, cswilley, SepiaAngel is having a BOY!!! :oD, Spiral, Luvnappyhair , Liberate, Nicole's Updates, shortycocoa **see you in december**, Rellww_VideoUpdate10-10-09, Lovenatural, Thickcurlz4life *Oct '09 pics*, Raven281 updates July 30 in new album, Latinafro ~November Updates 09~, Lambchop, Bernag2006 *New May to July 2008 Updates*, **Justlex has moved to Justlex2**, EmpressRi ~November Updates!!!, learning about my NATURAL hair, I am a Spelmanite, Afrosis, Kamaliyah, Heaven21***Officially Transitioning***, Chibinekocutie, CrystalTrinidad, AuNaturalCurlie(4/26/09 Update), Tai**Updates 07/09**, Cocoashakur, Mariag002 - **2 YR ANNIVERSARY!!**, UneekDiva - Who Gon Check Me Boo? LOL, SuggieBrown, PanamasOwn, Belizeanbeauty ~Updated 9/26~ 18 months & WSL!, LengthLoverV, Str8NoMore: LOVING MY TWISTOUT, MsKinkyKutie, Off the Creamy Crack,On a Natural HI[almost 2yrs], ♥Pelo Panameña♥twitter.com/debzdaceleb), Jamgirl/Raq some new pics!!!, CurlyGirl, PRESSED HAIR HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!, msinnerbeauty, Hair4Me-Transitioning till 2010, Eyecandiii, NaturallyMika *Nappiversary 3/26: UPDATED!!!, HumbleHair004, Cassandra, AJanae531 UPDATES 1-29-2008, ~*~2Lovely~*~Thanks 4 the Congrats~, LadyAggie "Transitioning to texlaxed hair", Liteskinshowdy , ☆ Vermelha ☆, CoilyBeauty *2009 Updates* I missed ya'll, Ilsabra (Update 6/1/2008), Dollbabi***Installed My Webcam, UPDATES!!!, EliseRule, ~~~\\~~AfroSheiK~~//~~~, Bbangelkiss09, TMV2 (Updates), Sugaplum~Loving My Short Natural Hair~, Cinnabuns9622, Go Visit www.rgs-fashionology.blogspot.com, Ginaloveslanguages84..OCTOBER 31st UPDATES!!!!!!, iDreamHair, RachelSimone *On Hiatus*, BC-27th jully 09, *UPDATES Gen1191 New Journey, rosashell, NowIAmNappy 11/9/09 updos anyone??, Siobhan - ***SUMMER/FALL UPDATES***, ---mari---Decembe Protective Style...Kinky Twists!, March87 , WestCoastPrincess, KyannaDear, LJ- Sept, Oct, and Nov, Updates, NappyHead is celebrating a year of being lye free!, inyourdreams{UPDATES 2-11-09}, NaturallyNiké *Youtubin' it* APL by Jan 2010!, Intrinsic-Dee - Bi-Weekly Updates, TurquoizBlue, Lady-Toya, Nigerian-Queen is LOCING! NOV UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!, ~JayYTtee~Nov-Dec Protective Style!!~, Juju-New Yitty, Tiki-Blue, ~*~Updated!!! 9/21~*~Georgia-Mami, NappyMom2, Cee-cee, Naturally_Natasha (JAN 15 UPDATES), Leila4, Azianeyes!!!! MAY UPDATES>>>, Bronzey new Routine July 20, KynniB, Tygress08 ~UPDATES-10/2008~, TeNeasha Capri *MY CAM IS BROKEN, I FEEL NAKED :( , Nana Afua Konadu, Selly - Updates! 11-14-08: Makeup, T/R/E/S/S ~ {APL GOAL within 3 inches. HELP!!}, Mcarlisle, ANGEL26, KMELIZ, Starlighttg99 **October/November Updates**, MSDYMPLS- updated album, Evanny, ◦o◦o◦Çõily Мõmma◦o◦o◦, Natural-love00, Luizbulga, Chivvy **August 13, 2009 Updates**, Curlieyogie, Javania; BC5-16-09; New PICS, Helifano, Niik [one year natural!! - updates 10/24!], Afrikanlatina, Dianita [Update 10/16/09], NCHairDiva, La-Reina-del-Kink [November mini updates], CanelaBella -New Updates: 10.30.09-, Hindaty, Fergi22, Stephelise New November Updates, CurlyLea, Curlykid 1 year post relaxer, Kaycurl *Blowout for Trim!!*, Naturalnoir, Africanbella, Msualum09 ~small update 10/30~, Naturalbeauty2012, Lanel2904, CheveuxNoir..., MsLizziA **ALL NEW UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER!**, Ashley [A few November updates!], Jiggasgirl, Isis-athena-virgo, Candicurls, Heathertennille, Cheercraz(6 months post bc yay), Flyazzchic813, DonDiva I have updates 9/26!!!!, Loveyourhair, LadyMoore, Hairforme, Cassiedeion