Supernatural

My best friend Angela and I went to see Supernatural. Supernatural is a play set in New York that captures the testimonies of seven women as they explicate their natural hair journeys. Through their hair experiences, you come to appreciate a culture of people questioning beauty conformity, fighting it, and learning to accept themselves and others, as created.

I was initially intrigued because the story included a bi-racial character. However, when it came to the bi-racial character, I felt like they breezed over some topics that could have been explored more, perhaps without even realizing it. There was a story there that didn't get shared.

We went au natural for the show!

Let me go back to me and Angela. You see, Angela and I have been friends since third grade.  And yeah, she’s pretty awesome. Between the two of us, we have tried just about every hair product out there. We’ve been through thick and thin together and have logged years and years of conversations about hair, and other things. Growing up, Angie was the only person with hair like mine, and although our hair differed from each other’s, it was unique in that it was bi-racial hair.  Over the years, conversations about hair lent way to deeper conversations about ethnicity, identity… and beauty.

Through it all, I have come to value natural beauty and respect store-bought beauty as well. I’ve also come to really understand that external beauty is fleeting. And well... there is so much more to all of this--perhaps it's better left for another post. Supernatural was a great experience and provided a good look at natural hair, through the perspective of black women.

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We bought our tickets through GoldStar at half-price // Show was held in Los Angeles at The Attic //Angela and I have hair-chatted for over 20 years and our latest thing is sharing YouTube videos. // Here’s one of our favorites: Shameless Maya's Curly Hair Routine

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