Naturally Fierce Feature: Stephanie

My  name is Stephanie Donegan and Im from Birmingham, Alabama. I've lived in Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas and Atlanta and after years of running from home, settled on Helena, a small suburb outside of Bham as home. How long have you been natural? Ive now been natural for 8 years What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper& why? Im a big chopper! I first tried going natural in 2002 but failed miserably trying to grow out my relaxer. The transition was … [Read more...]


Naturally Fierce Feature: Briana

My name is Briana Alyssa and I am originally from Los Angeles. Both my mother and fathers side are from Arkansas and my hair is definitely a blend of both family's traits. My thickness is from my dads side and I owe having long hair most of my life to my mothers side. I am often questioned if Im "mixed" because of my curls but both parents are African American. I received my first perm when I was nine because my mom couldn't handle how thick my hair was. My last perm was when I was 13, I decided … [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...]