Insights
From the work.
The most useful professional knowledge is often hiding inside the decisions experienced artists make automatically. Pekela Riley’s Insights make that invisible reasoning visible. This is where more than two decades of artistry, salon ownership, education, product development and brand work become ideas other people can use.
T.H.E. SUMMIT – HAIRSTYLIST EMPOWERMENT EVENT WHERE TEXTURE IS THE APEX!!!
After being tired of mainstream industry hair events and award shows that either excluded, marginalized, appropriated, or disassociated themselves from the paradigm shifting work of Black stylists and the textured styles they created – these 3 pioneers launched an empowerment event that centers and elevates all things texture:
PEKELA RILEY NOMINATED FOR 3 NAHA AWARDS #TextureRepresentin'
I was so honored to be nominated this year for Texture Artist of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Team of the Year.
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC BOSSES CELEBRATED AT SALLY BEAUTY
I had the incredible honor of being a part of the Sally Beauty Founder x Founder Roundtable for Black History Month. This amazing panel of founders also included Taraji P. Henson (TPH By Taraji), Gabrielle Union & Larry Sims (Flawless By Gabrielle Union), Monique Rodriguez (Mielle Organics) and Maya Smith (The Doux).
BEAUTY IN PROGRESS PODCAST: EMBRACING THE NATURAL HAIR MOVEMENT W/PEKELA RILEY
I had the honor of being the special guest on the Beauty In Progress Podcast with Dr. Torkian.
PK’S TRUE + PURE TEXTURE BRAND WINS SALLY BEAUTY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PLACEMENT
Sally Beauty Supply and Cosmo Prof announced the four brands selected to win a $15,000 business grant each for their Cultivate Cohort program
WHY I CREATED TRUE + PURE TEXTURE
65% of the world has curly texture hair, yet the overwhelming majority of haircare retail products and services, particularly hair extensions, do not include texture offerings in these beauty options.
IN YOUR BAG OR YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR NATURAL HAIR JOURNEY?
As Biggie once said… “It Was All A Dream” when you would read Essence Magazine, fantasizing about all the hot twist outs and blow outs you could rock to put on for the gram.
WHY DO WE SEE TEXTURE IN SO MANY MAINSTREAM ADS TODAY
Have you noticed lately that whenever you see a TV commercial or magazine ad with a black woman, she is rocking some gorgeous “texture?”