About

Braids, Beads, Truth is simply a site celebrating African hair.  It is the author’s hope that all who visit here will leave with a greater appreciation of the many varied textures and styles that crown the heads of an ancient and beautiful people whom have for far too long been debased, and degraded.

Contrary to the picture painted in many American history books, the first weary, traumatized victims who stepped off the floating nightmare of the slave ship and onto the hostile, unforgiving soil of the new world were not barbarians but beautiful, proud people with their own well developed civilizations.  Beautiful strands of those cultures have miraculously been passed down through the generations and often woven into the very hair of their heads.  This site exists to honor this beautiful characteristic so unique to the children of the African diaspora - a beautiful tapestry of braids, beads and truth.