CURLY GIRL DIARIES- 0007: HEADS UP! PART I

Wednesday May 20th, 2009 was one of the best days of my life! My good friend Mrs. Sims invited me to an event at Long Island University entitled "Heads Up! A Soulful Celebration of Our HAIRitage" Amazing!Amazing!Amazing!

Heads Up! is the baby of former anchorwoman Melba Tolliver, owner of Khamit Kinks, Anu Prestonia, and writer Maitefa Angaza. 

In 1971, Melba Tolliver was sent down to Washington D.C. to cover the wedding of President Nixon's daughter, Tricia. After struggling with the curly girl plight, she decided to go natural and began donning an afro. Due to this decision, Tolliver recieved tons of pushback from network execs. She was told that if she wanted to remain on air, she must wear a hat or scarf. (Dumb right?) Tolliver stood her ground and with the support of people across the globe, she was back on air sporting her 'fro. She read an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, "The Accidental Anchorwoman" about the ordeal. Please stop by her website to learn more about her, the memoir, and follow her blog.