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New Website Responds to Chris Rock's Daughter's Question: "Daddy, How Come I Don't Have Good Hair?"
Sunkissed Girlz Co-Founder Alana Jones |
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Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - The founders of sunkissedgirlz.com want African-American girls to know that they do have good hair. Dr. Yanique Redwood co-founded Sunkissed Girlz with her 13-year old daughter Alana Jones in response to the lack of media celebrating the unique beauty of African-American girls. The Website heavily emphasizes natural hair, encouraging girls to be proud of their roots. Other elements of the Website include skin and fashion articles, blogs, online games, an advice column, and an online radio show.
The launch of Sunkissed Girlz is timely, only a few days after the release of Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair. Still in the aftershock of his documentary, African-American women and girls are considering the tremendous amount of time and money spent to straighten their hair. Sunkissedgirlz.com supports the counter-argument, offering a new, safe place for young girls to receive advice, support, and natural hair and beauty tips.
"Sunkissed Girlz is the answer to Chris Rock's daughter's question: Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" said CEO Dr. Yanique Redwood. "We say very loudly through our Website that you do have good hair. It's curly, fuzzy, kinky, wavy, short, long, or in-between, but it's all good hair. And be proud of it," she added.
Other documentaries like Souls of Black Girls and A Girl Like Me illustrate the damaging impact that media messages have on African-American girls, affecting self-esteem and other physical and mental health outcomes. Thirteen-year old Alana adds that, "There are very few girls who look like me in teen fashion magazines. Every time my mom and I try to find a magazine for me, none of the girls look like me. We created Sunkissed Girlz so that African-American girls can have a space of our own to talk about fashion and beauty."
The mission of Sunkissed Girlz is to ensure that every African-American girl sees herself in popular media in a way that builds and supports a strong healthy self-esteem. More information about the Website and the founding team is available at www.sunkissedgirlz.com. Sunkissed Girlz was founded in 2009.
If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, please contact Aisha Penson at 404-577-7229.
CONTACT:
Aisha Penson
Sunkissed Girlz
404-577-7229
aisha@sunkissedgirlz.com
www.sunkissedgirlz.com
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