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Her hit and love letter to black girls around the world “BROWN SKIN GIRL” is nominated for best music video. Aiko has three Grammy nominations from her project, “Chilombo”: Best R&B performance, Best progressive R&B album and Album of the year! Chloe and Halle: The incredibly talented duo that is Chloe x Halle are nominated for three Grammy Awards. The Atlanta born duo have shown us over the years the versatility in wearing locs… and we love them for it!

Submissions may include avant-garde looks, tripped-out locs, carved and tapered African designs, and crowned braids, among others. Selected videos will receive prize packs courtesy of Amazon Studios and be shared across official Coming 2 America social platforms. The panel of celebrity stylists will also select the most inspiring and creative look to participate in the 75th Annual BB Beauty Show, which is the largest multicultural beauty show in the world in New Orleans! You could win a pair of VIP tickets to the 75h Annual BB Beauty Show and an exclusive Coming 2 America prize pack, courtesy of Amazon Studios.

The mission of Dr. Mbilishaka’s movement is to connect within the mental health community to support their hair care experiences. Hype Hair: You mentioned hair privilege, can you break that term down for people who may not understand Dr. Mbilishaka: I think that there is this implied caste system that exists in the United States and maybe even throughout the world, where people who have a looser curl pattern, tend to maybe even get certain jobs. And when you think about the 90’s like Aaliyah was like my hair icon, you know I had to have the little swoop And so I recognize that there’s oftentimes a mismatch between what people’s expectations are of therapy and what actually happens and culture plays a big role.

With a big social media presence, big personality, and an even bigger mission to show around the way girls that dreams come true with faith and determination, Jesseca Dupart and Kaleidoscope Hair Products continue to be a force to be reckoned with in the beauty industry. Affectionately known as “Big Booty Judy,”  the New Orleans native and hairstylist  burst onto the social media scene in 2014 promoting Miracle Drops, an elixir guaranteed to combat hair loss in men and women. Fast forward to right now, and the beauty boss is living her best life as the owner of a 400,000 square foot warehouse that employs hundreds of Kaleidoscope employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is crushing sales with the expanded Kaleidoscope Hair Products line in Target, Walmart, and Sally Beauty Supply. Hype Hair: Infusing celebrities into a brand is always helpful, but many entrepreneurs don’t have the budget for this amid Covid-19.