Nineteen Fifty-Six Vol. 1 No. 2 Voice
This is the October issue of Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine. The theme, Voice: Your Voice has Value, is especially important in the weeks leading up to the presidential election.
This is the October issue of Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine. The theme, Voice: Your Voice has Value, is especially important in the weeks leading up to the presidential election.
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THE MELANIN MARKETPLACE: LOCAL BLACK BUSINESSES RUN BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY<br />
HAIR BY ZARI<br />
WHAT<br />
Hair by Zari provides natural hair care<br />
services for women of color. We focus on<br />
college students and young women in efforts<br />
to enlighten them of the beauty and potential<br />
of their natural hair. We only provide natural<br />
services to ensure that everyone is getting<br />
undivided attention to progress to optimally<br />
healthy hair. A few of those services include<br />
silk press, protective styles such as two-strand<br />
twists, and braid-outs. Clients can request a<br />
deep scalp massage after coming down from<br />
a wig or braids to replenish moisture. One<br />
of our most requested services is Vitamin<br />
Treatment. The Vitamin Treatment is a handmade,<br />
intensive hair repair treatment mixed<br />
with essential oils and hair cuticle fortifiers<br />
to stop breakage and seal those brittle ends.”<br />
WHEN<br />
WHO<br />
Tazari Woodmore, a senior from Southern<br />
California majoring in Spanish with a studentdesigned<br />
minor in Health Care Management<br />
and a cultural background focus.<br />
“I started to realize that all of these Black<br />
girls at UA have a TON of hair, they just don’t<br />
know what to do with it. I decided to provide<br />
consistent services to help put my client in<br />
the right mindset to learn about and maintain<br />
their locks.”<br />
WHY<br />
“Most of us grew up getting consistent perms<br />
and braids and presses as we were always<br />
taught to tame it, put it up, or “make it look<br />
decent”. I wore weaves from the time I was<br />
about 10 years old until my sophomore year at<br />
UA before I knew that my hair could actually<br />
curl. And don’t get me wrong, I love my<br />
wigs and weaves. But the way you feel when<br />
you’re comfortable in your own crown is a<br />
different type of confidence that a lot of Black<br />
women are simply missing out on. So when I<br />
experienced this new/ OG version of myself,<br />
I felt obligated to bring anyone I can up to<br />
this elevated level of self-confidence. I wanted<br />
to start this business to show my sisters that<br />
the very hair that comes out of their heads is<br />
beautiful and can be maintained and grown<br />
with patience, love, and faith. God blessed my<br />
hands to make people feel good. So as he gave<br />
to me, I will give unto others.”<br />
HAIRBY_ZARI<br />
17<br />
CAL BLACK BUSINESSES RUN BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.<br />
THE MELANIN M
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