A Black Woman's Hair

(Her Crowning Glory)

Braids, relaxed, twists, afro, straighten with a hot comb, locs, headwraps...black women have the luxury of many styles to choose from when it comes to adorning her head with style. It is a gift that Yah has given us the most versatile head of hair of any people from around the world and we should be very proud of that.

So the question is: Why are some of us so obsessed with wearing weaves?

Many black women have preferred wearing a weave rather than her own hair, ultimately leading to severe hair loss, damaged follicles, balding and thinning around the edges of the hair. I really do not understand this recent phenomenon. This obsession has even led to a young woman murdering a man and his pregnant wife over weave.

Accepting of one's own physical appearance, from body-size, hair, complexion and self-worth must come from within first. If wearing a weave is an excess of enhancing beauty, it is a temporary solution to a problem much deeper (if you feel like you’re nothing without the weave). If it is about attracting men, from my research, most black men tolerate a women wearing a weave, but they don’t particularly prefer it.

Yes, a woman's hair is her crowning glory, but it should come from a place of pride and contribute to the overall perception how she feels inside. The continuous use of wearing weaves will eventually take away her crowning glory and damage the hair causing her to suffer deeper self-esteem issues.

As black women we should be proud of our hair, short, medium or long, we are beautiful and if some black women would learn how to care and nurture her real hair, it will grow to a healthy length.

I'm not saying don't wear a weave, but with anything to enhance the beauty you already have, it should be just an occasional adornment to modify a look, not to replace the natural hair on the head.

As woman we should be an influence to our daughters to accept the beauty and the flaws we have, to recognize that imperfection doesn't mean they have to measure up to the false flawlessness we see in the media, magazines or movies. We need to accept our imperfections and rejoice in our confidence that we are beautiful black women from our glorious hair on our heads all the way down to our imperfect toes....

In this video a woman shares her moment of clarity on wearing a weave.

Isaiah 3:17

17 therefore the Lord will smite with a scab

the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,

and the Lord will discover their secret parts.