Halle Berry Takes Her Ex To Court For Straightening Their Daughter’s #NaturalHair

Hot off the press!! (No pun intended).  Apparently, Halle Berry thinks that her ex is trying to erase their daughter’s African American heritage by not only straightening, but also lightening Nahla’s natural hair. Say What?  According to E! News Online, Oscar winner, Berry, was represented by attorneys in court against her ex Gabriel Aubry and hashed out this disagreement.  Nahla is 6 years old and the product of Halle Berry who is (mixed race) Black and her ex, Gabriel Aubry who is white. Straightening our daughter’s hair WITHOUT permission is a very high voltage issue for Black mothers for many reasons.  Self esteem building being the main one.  A similar topic was broached on ABC’s hilarious new series Blackish.  We all laughed, but this is a real serious issue!

Blackish Hot Comb Scene

Luckily, according to reports the judge has ruled in Halle’s favor and has banned Aubry from altering the child’s hair any further for the duration of her child hood.  When I previously wrote about the subject of having your child’s hair straightened or chemically processed without permission many mothers were outraged at the thought and some threatened bodily harm if it ever happened!  This is not the couples first go round in court regarding this baby, they’ve been there over child support, custody, etc.  I am a Halle Berry fan and have enjoyed all of her movies.  As a natural hair advocate of course I am glad she stepped up to stop his foolishness and also that the judge agrees with her.  Go Halle Girl!!

What would YOU do if someone straightened or colored your child’s hair without permission?

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