‘BlacKkKlansman’ Star Laura Harrier Is Delivering History Lessons With Her Hair
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You’ve seen actress and model Laura Harrier gracing the red carpet promoting the latest Spike Lee film in which she stars, “BlacKkKlansman,” but what you may have missed were her gorgeous hairstyles paying tribute to black women throughout cinema history.
In a recent interview with Refinery 29, celebrity hairstylist Lacy Redwaytold the fashion and women’s lifestyle outlet that Harrier’s hair was an homage to blaxploitation actress Pam Grier, award-winning acting icon Cicely Tyson and music icon Diana Ross.
Harrier plays an activist named Patrice in the latest Spike Lee joint, which is about a black officer infiltrating his local Ku Klux Klan chapter.
“I knew the movie was taking place in the 1970s, and Laura plays an activist. That is where my initial inspiration started,” Redway said. “I wanted to use this moment as a teachable one and celebrate both the strong women of that time and strong women in general.”
The proof is in the pudding. If you scrolled through Redway’s Instagram feed, you could get a glimpse of some the looks Harrier channeled. On the first red carpet appearance, Redway styled Harrier after Grier’s kickass character Foxy Brown.
Redway styled Harrier’s hair into cornrows as a way to show her commitment to the natural hair movement.
“More often than not, young people aren’t aware of where things originated from and how important some things are as far as preserving history within a community,” she said. “With social media and lack of education, you can easily have braided hairstyles — identity symbols for tribes in Africa — be dwindled down.”
Not all of the hairstyles came from the 1970s. Some were inspired by the Himba woman in northern Namibia, Janet Jackson in Poetic Justiceand Brandy from her time playing the title character on the TV show Moesha.
See Harrier in the Spike Lee-directed film, BlacKkKlansman, currently in theaters.
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I’ve never heard of this woman. I first heard about her when Monique trying to get everyone to boycott Netflix. She’s not funny and she really does steal peoples jokes.
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Lindsay Lohan has voiced her opinion about the #MeToo movement in an Aug. 4 interview with The Times.
“I don’t really have anything to say,” Lohan tells the outlet. “I can’t speak on something I didn’t live, right? Look, I am very supportive of women. Everyone goes through their own experiences in their own ways.
“If it happens at that moment, you discuss it at that moment,” she adds. “You make it a real thing by making it a police report. I’m going to really hate myself for saying this, but I think by women speaking against all these things, it makes them look weak when they are very strong women. You have these girls who come out, who don’t even know who they are, who do it for the attention. That is taking away from the fact that it happened.”
The #MeToo movement arose after the alleged sex crimes committed by production mogul Harvey Weinstein — whom Lohan stood up for last year — which prompted many women to bravely share their own experiences.
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Mo’Nique’s Three Year Hobo Tour: Part 2- Netflix
Mo’Nique is an established actress and comedian. After the height of her acting career, with accolades from Precious and Bessie, we did not see much of her. About four years ago Mo’ came out to tell her story, starting with Empire.
In January of this year, Mo’ focused on her losses with Netflix. She alleged Netflix offered her $500,000, while Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart received deals for $20 million and Amy Schumer received a $13 million deal. Mo’ threatened to sue Netflix for color and gender bias, and requested support in the form a boycott against Netflix.
A Jawn Murrray came out a week later and claimed that Mo’ was actually offered $3 million.
Early February Mo’s tour took a detour as she appeared on Khia And TS Madison’s show The Queens Court. Many pointed out how messy it was of Mo’ to keep livestreaming when TS was breaking down.
Later that same February, Mo’ continued her Netflix ‘inequality pay’ tour, appearing on the View. Most noticeably, Mo’ appeared on The Breakfast Club and chastised Charlemagne the God, after he gave her Donkey of the Day.
Late June, Mo’ released private phone conversations with Tyler Perry.
Late July, Mo’ came out in support of Roseanne Barr, after Barr’s racial tirade, claiming “My SISTER came on my BET show”. This was the incident that led many to end their support for Mo’nique.
Read part 1 here: Mo’Nique’s Three Year Hobo Tour: Part 1- Empire