Natural Hairstyle & Braid Coalition

Events & Town Halls

Change doesn't happen in a vacuum—it happens when our community shows up to lead the narrative. Join us for upcoming summits, town halls, and professional workshops to lend your expertise and help us shape the future of the natural hair industry.

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Hype Hair in Harlem: Beauty, Health, and Environmental Justice


Join us for HYPE Hair in Harlem: Beauty, Health, and Environmental Justice, a free community seminar bringing together beauty professionals, researchers, public health experts, students, and community members to explore Black hair, health, wellness, and environmental justice.

Free Scalp + Skin screenings
Free Haircuts
Interactive Workshops
Panels + Community Conversations
Beauty and Health Resources
HYPE Hair Reading + Resource Table
And more

An afternoon where culture, wellness, and science come together.

Monday, October 5, 2026
2:00–7:00 PM

CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
55 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027

FREE | Registration required

Register Here

Daze Summit Festival panel announcement featuring five speakers and a moderator for natural hair wellness discussion.

Scalp Solstice event flyer with details about beauty wellness experience in Brooklyn, featuring Courtney Foster.

Poster for The Hair Talk event, featuring diverse hairstyles and event details, benefiting the NHBC.

Daze Summit Festival panel announcement featuring five speakers and a moderator for natural hair wellness discussion.

Scalp Solstice event flyer with details about beauty wellness experience in Brooklyn, featuring Courtney Foster.

Poster for The Hair Talk event, featuring diverse hairstyles and event details, benefiting the NHBC.

#ScalpSolstice

A Look & Learn Beauty Wellness Event with Our Community Partner NYBeauty Suites! 

June 22, 2023

Our event sponsor @edenbodyworks donated lovely peppermint shampoo and conditioners in beautifully packaged gifts! Our drink sponsor @simpleecbdteas, provided  us with a delicious Island Spice, a hemp-infused sorrel Ice Tea, and our lite bites of lemon squares were sponsored by  @gigislemonsquares

 
Vendors Diane Da Costa @simpleebeautifulbrands was on hand with the DryGlove, an innovative game-changing hair, a quick-dry, super absorbent hand towel, and HairTAIs, Debra Hare Bey @_omhhinc displayed an array of vegan haircare and body products!
 
Special thank you to #NHBC member, hairstylist, educator, and trichologist @courtneyfosterbeautyllc for imparting her knowledge to the attendees who learned so much! 
 
Thank you to Sabrina of @naturalpartnersincrime for being our model for the evening and sharing your journey with us! We learned so much about #seborrheicdermatitis!
 
A special thank you to @NYBeautySuites for always supporting the industry and the community by partnering with us to produce these informative events! 
 
Last but not least thank you to everyone who came out to support, learn, and grow in the community!  Health is beauty!  See you at the next one!