Brooklyn, NY- The Curly Girl Collective out did themselves for another year during their annual Curlfest event! Thousands gathered at Prospect Park in Brooklyn New York on Saturday for the 4th annual natural hair festival.
Women and men traveled far and wide eager to connect with fellow naturals, shop some of their favorite hair product brands, enjoy the live entertainment or to simply sit outside on their picnic blankets with intentions on taking in the vibe.
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Rapper Ace Hood along with his girlfriend Shelah Marie who’s the owner of “Curvy, Curly, Conscious” lead an empowerment chat discussing black love.The two revealed how they met and went into detail during their panel discussion.
Valentine’s Day during All Star weekend when all rappers are in NYC Shelah’s friend encouraged her to dm Ace Hood on ig after months of him commenting her photos she finally did. The two became acquainted initally through Shelah’s dm “Hi my name is Shelah, and then he wrote back immediately.” Shelah turned to Ace and said “And then later that night I seen you at the club”.Â
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Ace Hood chimed in “…Her humility and her confidence… I don’t know it was something about her that I wanted more about my self… It was amazing I’m so happy.”
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There was also a pink carpet where interviews with the founders of CGC took place along with interviews from influencers, and celebrities.
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There was a marching band performance live music provided by the Dj C. Devone, vendors galore and just an overall great time. Check out some photos below taken by Dameon Morris.
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