I’d heard about the natural hair Twitter chat in passing through my stream, but could never quite catch the wave.  Well this past Sunday night, while viewing the fiasco that was this year’s NBA All-Star game, I was reminded of the event by a few followers and decided to jump in.  Boy was I ever glad I did.

I know, I know… For the most part Twitter doesn’t seem like the proper environment to host a chat because of how fast information passes through each stream.  With just one account, depending on how many people you follow, a stream can seem like a busy intersection of rapid fire conversation pieces.  So imagine upwards of fifty different sources for tweets and retweets that flow at the pace of a sprinter!

Sounds a bit daunting, eh?  Well contrary to what you may think, Twitter is the perfect medium for such an endeavour.  Because the topic is based on natural hair, and each tweet hardly ever strays from that base, following and responding is quite easy, providing a comprehensive information pool for novices and vets alike.

In addition to the informational well presented by the chat, this the perfect opportunity to build a natural hair cipher from among some of the Naptural elite!  In just my first attendance I saw my follower number boosted by approximately 10%, and my following list by about 40%. *lol* The atmosphere within the chat is one of sister-to-sister sharing; each participant willing to answer questions with their natural wisdom as well as receive knowledge from others.  There is no air of Nappy Nazism, just and uplifting source of peer-to-peer enlightening.  I love it and most certainly will return in the future.

Want to join in on the fun?  Well on Sundays at 10 PM EST, log onto your actual Twitter page (or go to the Twitter Search page) and type in the hashtag #naturalhair into the search field.  Once you’re “plugged in”, simply follow the stream.  Jump in to introduce yourself or answer a question or pose one of your very own.  That’s it and that’s all and it’s so much fun!  This is a weekly thing ya’ll, and I’m not sure how long it actually goes on, but even an hour or so in the chat is well worth it.

I’d like to give a shout to the natural mavens I became connected with at this weeks chat: Konigirl, NaturalChica, AfroChyck, Kinshasaa, Rootsology and host of others.  Hope to see you again this coming Sunday!

FYI: The #naturalhair Twitter search query is always jumping, so be sure to check it on all days that end in Y. *lol*

Healthy Hair Wishes,