Race, Beauty and Hair in Latin America
Carolina Contreras founded MissRizos.com, where she documents her personal journey from chemically straightened hair to her natural curly hair. Miss Rizos has gained thousands of followers and Carolina has become the driving force behind an international movement. She talks with Daniel Alarcón about hair, but more than anything, about what curly or “afro” hair means in terms of class, racism and identity in Latin America .
Carolina maintains a YouTube channel, where she posts videos on hair care and styling. In the video below, she answers a reader's question about growing out her natural curly/afro hair after cutting it all off, a process known as the "big chop". After encouraging her audience to enjoy their short hair, Carolina gives three tips: 1) Keep your hair healthy 2) Eat healthy, and 3) Stimulate hair growth with oils. Visit MissRizosTV to find more Spanish-language videos with tips, tricks and lots of encouragement. You can also follow MissRizos on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Curly hair, kinky, nappy, afro -natural curly hair comes in all forms. Radio Ambulante producer Luis Trelles went to a recent "Conexión Rizada" (Curly Connection) event in Puerto Rico organized by Dominican blogger Miss Rizos and the Puerto Rican group Diosas al natural. Luis takes us inside a movement that is about hair and so much more.
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