The Shackles of Hair Loss: My New Keti Koti Lecture in Amsterdam
Keti Koti & The Shackles of Hair Loss This year I presented my new lecture, The Shackles of Hair Loss for the first time during Keti Koti month, four weeks...
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From photography to exhibition, from interviews to this documentary in progress, BAD Hair Uprooted—has been entirely self-financed. Driven by the reality that 73% hair loss is rooted in unequal hair rights, this is an untold history that needs to be shared.
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Complex Relationship Between Hair, Identity and Mental Health— A Bad Hair Uprooted conversation with Dr. Ebony Nicole
Complex Relationship Between Hair, Identity and Mental Health: A conversation with Dr. Ebony Nicole. In our exploration of the complex relationship between hair, identity, and mental health, we are thrilled...
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BAD Hair Uprooted in Kigali: What Rwanda Taught Us About African Hair and Colonial History
BAD Hair Uprooted in Kigali: What Rwanda Taught Us About African Hair and Colonial History Celebrating International Women’s Day with the women of Rwanda was a deeply revealing experience. For...
From Dialogue to Exhibitions & Documentary
BAD Hair Uprooted - Exhibition
One-of-a-kind portraits of natural hairstyles and locs form the foundation of BAD Hair Up Rooted.
From Brooklyn to Paramaribo, and from Amsterdam to Kigali, these hairstyles celebrate the beauty of a texture that has been denied the human right to be worn naturally for centuries.
The exhibition serves as a platform that exposes the ramifications of unequal hair rights through storytelling, dialogue, and multimedia.
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Drs. Mireille Liong
Drs. Mireille Liong is an awardwinning IT specialist turned natural hair activist, digital entrepreneur, and founder of WhatNaturalsLove.com and Kroeshaar.com.
With a Master’s in Information Technology and over two decades of experience in e-commerce, Mireille merges tech with purpose to drive global conversations around natural hair and equal rights.
Her work—spanning books, blogs, exhibitions, and documentary films—champions the beauty, history, and human right to wear natural hairstyles.
As a photographer and strategist, she has built platforms that not only empower the Black community but also reshape the narrative around Afro hair, one headshot at a time.
Certificate of Recognition from the City of New York
In recognition of her ongoing commitment to equal hair rights and the groundbreaking work she’s done through photography, education, and advocacy, Drs. Mireille Liong received a Certificate of Recognition from the City of New York.
Her exhibitions, books, and platforms like WhatNaturalsLove.com have helped shift the narrative around Black hair, inspiring both policy change and personal empowerment.
