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Home • Natural

Street Style Hair: A Curly Brunch

Naturalistas filled the City Steam Brewery Cafe in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut to enjoy an interactive Q&A panel on natural hair and an educational session with licensed esthetician TaNesha Barnes. Sponsored by brownskinwomen.com, the chic brunch aimed to encourage current, considering and transitioning ladies to embrace their natural hair. Check out our favorite looks from the festivity.
By Deena Campbell photos by James A · Updated October 27, 2020
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Alexis Mansion attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Shawnee Robinson attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Carmen Veal attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Nikaki Abrahams attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Nerissa Coker attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Leslyn Clark, Carmen Veal and Marsha McCurdy attend the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Tracey Brook attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Carrie Autism attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Karmarlia Reid attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Maria White attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Jackie Plummer attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Cheryl Bert attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Marsha Murray attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Samantha Locke attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Susan White attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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TaNesha Barnes attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Tanisha Velasquez attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Nicole Terry attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Joanna White attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Olayinka Oni-Orisan attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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Chinenye Claytor attends the Natural Hair Affair Brunch Meet Up in Connecticut.

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