Meet The Woman With The World’s Longest Locs

55 Feet long. That’s the length of the longest strand of Asha Mandela’s dreadlocks. The Atlanta, Georgia resident started growing her hair over 25 years ago. In an interview with The Daily Mail, Mandela says it’s her hair that has given her strength and “cutting it would be equivalent to suicide. It would be like being a zombie.” Having such long hair does come with a price. Mandela’s hair weighs 39 pounds and she has to carry them around in a baby sling. Her routine of washing her hair is … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Danielle

  My name is Danielle and I’m from Inglewood California. I’ve lived all over America from Kansas City to Philadelphia. I’m probably the biggest nerd you’ll ever meet. I consider myself a modern day Ms. Frizzle since I am a science teacher and biologist. How long have you been natural? I’ve been natural all my life, except about a two year stint with perm starting my junior year of high school. I begged my mom for a perm because I wanted to do my own hair (Mistake #1) and I thought it would be … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: D'Andra

My name is D'Andra Williams and I am originally from the island of Jamaica. I have been residing in New York City for many years, so you can pretty much say I'm a New Yorker. Queens, to be exact :) How long have you been natural? I have been natural my whole life, no cutting or relaxers. I had my first color experience at a hair show in 2008 and have been coloring ever since.  I actually cannot recall knowing I had curly hair or embracing my fro until my late teens-early 20's. Has being natural … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: D’Andra

My name is D'Andra Williams and I am originally from the island of Jamaica. I have been residing in New York City for many years, so you can pretty much say I'm a New Yorker. Queens, to be exact :) How long have you been natural? I have been natural my whole life, no cutting or relaxers. I had my first color experience at a hair show in 2008 and have been coloring ever since.  I actually cannot recall knowing I had curly hair or embracing my fro until my late teens-early 20's. Has being natural … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Devon

  Hey now! My name is Devon andI'm from Louisiana but reside in Dallas, TX.How long have you been natural? Myjourney started 5 years ago (Feb 2008) when I decided I no longer wanted arelaxer. I hated the smell, the crispy edges (lol) and I was just plain curiousabout my natural texture. What motivated you to transition? Wereyou a transitioner or a Big Chopper& why? I began to research 'naturallycurly hair' and what type of prodcuts I could use for my texture. I had beenusing lots of mousse, … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Nichole

My name is Nichole and I'm currently in the DFW area of Texas, but will be in Houston starting in June. I'm excited to go out there and discover the natural scene. They have a pretty big natural hair show in December so I'm excited for that. I was born in Los Angeles, but I was raised in Colorado. When I moved to Colorado, I moved before my mom with some Hispanic family friends. My mom didn't want them to jack up my hair so she put a Just for Me relaxer in. I was six at the time and from then on … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Victoria

My name is Victoria Elise. I'm 18 years old. Born, raised, and I reside in California. I'm mixed; Mexican, Black & Filipino. How long have you been natural?I go back and forth from straight to curly. This is probably the longest I've done it curly.. It's been about 5 months.What motivated you to transition to natural?Over the years I've cut my hair so many times. The texture has also changed so much since I was younger. What motivated me to go natural is that I wanted to get my healthy curls … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Lynette

My name is Lynette and I live 25 minutes outside of Memphis, TN. My natural re-birth about 7 years ago. My decision to return natural happened after the death of my Mom in 2006. The stress of losing her so suddenly took its toll on my weight and hair. So in 2007 I did the BIG chop, and never looked back!How long have you been natural?I have been without a relaxer for about 6 years now. Growing up I always assumed, like many young black girls, that I needed a relaxer to be able to manage my … [Read more...]