From New York to Kigali: in her new lecture, Drs. Mireille Liong—awarded a Citation of Recognition from the City of New York—unravels the history of African hair and highlights how the legacy of slavery and colonialism continues to affect women of African descent, resulting in a disproportionately high rate of hair loss among them.
Date: Friday, June 24, 2026 -
Location: Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
Time: 20:00-22:00 - Click to buy tickets
BAD Hair Uprooted, Kigali, Rwanda
Coily Hair, What You Need to Know and More
With the very first book and the very first website, Drs. Mireille Liong, through kroeshaar.com in 2002, laid the foundation for what is now BAD Hair Uprooted, The Untold History of Black Follicles.
Bad Hair Uprooted, The Untold History of Kinky Hair, is a platform for exploring the idea of "bad hair."
BAD Hair Uprooted
People of African descent are the only ones in the world who still do not fully have the human right to wear their hair naturally. Dreadlocks, cornrows, and bantu knots have been stereotyped and labeled as unprofessional, unsanitary, or radical for generations.
BAD Hair Uprooted is an exhibition and platform that exposes and explores the consequences of 300 years of unequal hair rights, mentally, physically, and financially.
BAD Hair Uprooted - Amsterdam, Nederland
BAD Hair Uprooted - Exhibition
The very first solo exhibition was in 2008 at Casa Frela, a characteristic New York brownstone, where Beyoncé's video "If I Were a Boy" was also filmed.
What started as an exhibition to showcase the beauty of natural hair has grown into a platform for equal hair rights, supported by thousands of photos of hairstyles from cities all over the world. From Brooklyn to Amsterdam, from Paramaribo to Kigali.
Lurie Daniel Favors's Afro
In 2005, I took this photo at the African Festival in Brooklyn, NY. Not only was it the most frequently chosen photo from my first exhibition, it's also the first photo to go viral on Facebook and the cover of Lurie's book.
Afro State of Mind: Memories of a Nappy Headed Black Girl, is a book that uses a natural hair journey as a metaphor for the Black experience in the West.
Lurie Daniel Favors can be heard on SiriusXM Urban View and hosts her own podcast Lurie Breaks It Down.
BAD Hair Uprooted - Brooklyn, NY
Dr. Mireille Liong
IT Professional, E-commerce Strategist, Author and
Advocate for Hair Equality
Drs. Mireille Liong is a versatile visionary, social entrepreneur, and cultural ambassador who uniquely combines her academic background in information technology with a profound social mission. As an e-commerce strategist, acclaimed author, photographer, and international speaker, she dedicates her life and career to breaking down societal stigmas surrounding natural hair and empowering people worldwide to embrace their authentic selves.
50 Hairstyles for Your Crown
Kinky hair is art. And every hairstyle is a story waiting to be told. In this book, I share the story behind the hairstyles I've worn from the moment I went natural until I started locking.
From boardroom-worthy twists to weekend-ready wash-and-go’s – discover which stylist created them or how you can recreate the styles yourself.
This book offers you:
- 50 photographed hairstyles for every occasion,
- Hair care secrets for healthy kinky hair,
- Stories about the highs & lows of going natural."
BAD Hair Uprooted Netherlands
In the Netherlands, I also enjoy photographing Black Hair hairstyles. Here's a selection from Keti Koti 2025. You can decide which ones will be featured in my next exhibition at the Suriname Museum.
Keti Koti
From New York to Kigali: in her new lecture, Drs. Mireille Liong—awarded a Citation of Recognition from the City of New York—unravels the history of African hair and highlights how the legacy of slavery and colonialism still manifests today, resulting in the disproportionately high percentage of hair loss among women of African descent.
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Location: Tolhuis, Amsterdam
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
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