Culture - February, 2004

"Is That a Weave?" European beauty standards, keeping the hair healthy and fashion all influence decisions to wear weaves.   (2/22/2004) Challenges, Triumphs of "Going Natural" The choice between “au natural” or “bone straight” can be both life-changing and life-altering.  (2/22/2004) Dillard's Musical on Lynching Getting National Attention It "reminds us of the power of the human spirit to create something beautiful out of something very horrible,” says Dillard President Michael Lomax.   (2/14/2004) Plantation FAMU: University's Origin as a Slave Plantation Unknown to Many Students "People have died where we stand."  (2/14/2004) Racy BET Show Draws Student Protest They held posters and chanted, "T & A, diamonds and cash! Is this what we fought for in the past?"   (2/7/2004) Chris Rock's Support Not Enough to Save "Illtop" The comedian thought of the idea back in his "Saturday Night Live" years in the late 1980s.   (2/1/2004)