{"id":19732,"date":"2014-12-28T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T15:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=19732"},"modified":"2015-12-19T16:56:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T19:56:37","slug":"afro-hair-fair-raising-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=19732","title":{"rendered":"Kinky Hair Fair: Affirming Identity, Raising Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The event that celebrates black beauty included\u00a0funk shows, debates, workshops and beauty contests.<\/h3>\n

Young Elaine Rosa had a dream: to create a project that would encourage appreciation of the beauty of black women like her and of the elements of Afro-Brazilian culture<\/a> in the region where they live. Elaine\u2019s dream\u00a0gained three\u00a0more allies in Milena Nax, Tauanna Cristina and Luciano Ara\u00fajo. With support from the Networks for Youth Agency<\/a> (Ag\u00eancia de Redes para Juventude)<\/span>,\u00a0the Kinky\u00a0Hair Fair held its first event on November 23\u00a0in the Jovelina P\u00e9rola Negra Arena<\/a> in Pavuna<\/a>, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

The idea for the event was developed according to the internationally acclaimed Agency’s methodology<\/a> developed by writer and activist Marcus Vin\u00edcius Faustini. The agency works with teenagers from different communities in Rio de Janeiro in an effort to\u00a0put\u00a0teenagers in action within their territories through the development and execution of projects in different areas of cooperation, above all focusing on\u00a0culture.<\/p>\n

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The team observed through research online and on the ground that Pavuna does not have a practice or initiative that encourages\u00a0the appreciation of black beauty, especially in relation to Afro hair. The group\u2019s mission is to make the black woman feel worthy, showing the grace and glamor in her features and hair, without the necessity of surrendering to the aesthetics of beauty standards stressed by the mass media, which mainly value straight hair.<\/p>\n

After three months of creative labs and idea development sessions with the Agency\u00a0team, the young people\u00a0presented their Kinky Queen project to a panel of judges and were awarded R$10,000 ($3,700). During the trimestral cycle of planning implemented by Ag\u00eancia, the project team visited beauty salons, met with collaborators and the outcome could not have been better: the first edition of the Kinky\u00a0Hair Fair was a success and the second is scheduled for March 8, 2015, International Woman\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

The project’s launch was marked by various attractions, debates about female funk producers, identity, affirmation of Afro hair in the media, beauty workshops, exhibitions, \u2018Mister Ra\u00e7a Zumbi\u2019 competitions and beauty contests. \u201cProjects like the Kinky\u00a0Hair Fair are fundamental to giving black beauty visibility, which is still so discriminated against,\u201d said\u00a022-year-old Sara Vieira. For the creators of the Kinky\u00a0Hair Fair, kinky\u00a0hair and black beauty are fundamental for the distinctive atmosphere\u00a0of the city of Rio.<\/p>\n

The program provided\u00a0space for brand exhibitions with clothes and accessories for black women as well as food, music and a debate on the subject. It also held a ‘looks battle’–a competitive parade of black women–brightening the event and setting\u00a0trends. The group intends to repeat the event every three months with the objective of transforming the Kinky\u00a0Hair Fair into a benchmark in Pavuna and in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

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Even before the activities began, one could sense the enthusiasm of the attendees. Pavuna resident Tatiane Noronha, 19, approved of the event, \u201cI really enjoyed the turban workshop. The vivid prejudice towards female youth is not only due to color, but also your home territory. The good thing about this event is that it goes beyond a fair. It represents a way of breaking the stigma<\/a>, breaking it through the enhancement of beauty, of seeing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Organizer Elaine Rosa was also happy with the outcome. \u201cThe fair brought various elements of black culture to show the existence of a resistance against racial problems,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it is necessary to discuss this. Having natural or straight hair is a choice, the important thing is to bring about the affirmation and acceptance of black issues.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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