#TEAMNATURAL IS LIVING NO LYE IN DALLAS FOR INHMD

DALLAS — In case you didn’t know it, every hashtag has a creator. There isn’t a machine or a committee that decides what particular tag will take hold. Take Twitter User and social activist Reign of April. Her natural reaction to this year’s Oscar nominations were an obvious fact: #OscarsSoWhite. The thing that wasn’t as obvious until it was, is that hashtag went viral and Reign of April appeared on the national scene.

Such was the stroke of luck for Constance Cash, a Dallas native, whose #TeamNatural tag not only went viral, but grew roots. The ubiquitous hashtag is used for every natural hair post across social media platforms and is tagged by 2.5m images on Instagram alone. This weekend, Cash’s Team Natural is celebrating International Natural Hair Meetup Day in Dallas with a weekend chock-full of education, edibles and entertainment.

Oh, wait. You don’t know what INHMD is? Let me be the one to tell you: Kinky-, curly- and coily-textured hair women in cities around the globe converge on one locale to talk tresses and meet other like-minded naturalistas in their area for one day. That one day in 2015 is May 30th. Yes, this is a thing. And, yes, you need to go.

Locally, first up is the Living No Lye Tour stop for the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. This is a fab expo with hair and beauty experts and bloggers who are keen to share what they know. Say what? Beautiful women are about to spill their secrets? I say again, you need to be there because it’s happening Saturday, May 30th. The lineup is pretty impressive for those in the know: noted author Audrey Davis-Sivasothy, the cosmetic chemist known as Sister Scientist, Erica Douglas, #TeamNatural founder, Constance Cash, and bloggers Sumetra Reed and Tiffany Nichols.

The Living No Lye Tour stops in the DFW on May 30th at 1010 Collins Event Center.

The Living No Lye Tour stops in the DFW on May 30th at 1010 Collins Event Center.

“The mission of Team Natural and the Living No Lye Tour is to educate and empower individuals embarking on natural hair journeys by focusing on natural hair care, beauty and overall health and wellness,” Cash said. “Team Natural aims to inspire women all over the globe to wear their natural hair with confidence.”

After you’ve received your personal edification, it’s time to shine with confidence in an all-white affair with celebrity hosts, the original #HairCrush Chime Edwards (who is coincidentally the very first celebrity guest on the new natural hair #hairbeautybuzz radio show starting June 6th) and Alyssa Forever at the Naturals Night Out All-White Party. This will be your opportunity to show off your natural mane in all its glammed-out glory.

Now, if that wasn’t enough, or you are committed on the 30th, catch the Curlfriends Bloggers Brunch on Sunday, May 31st. #TeamNatural has gone out of its way to corral more of the hottest bloggers from the region for you to sit down and sip with over a midday meal. Join @AskPRoy, @__Lipstickncurls__, @TheKGLifestyle. @JulianAddo, @VeePeeJay, @Alexandriawill, and @HausofSwag. These bonafide beauties are sure to drop beauty nuggets by the barrelful, so be there or forever miss out.

Sponsors and vendors of the event include but are not limited to: Curls, Obia Natural Hair, Cantu Beauty, Kinky, Curly, Yaki and others.

Where is this all going down, you might ask? Get all the deets (locations and start times) and purchase your tickets now on Team Natural’s website. You better hurry because I hear this event will sell-out before Saturday.

Tell us, are you going to an INHMD event on Saturday? If you’re in Dallas, hail me up because I will be there. Roll call. Shout out your city and event in the comments.