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being present and also creating a really positive relationship with people with the vendors i wanted to share my passion with them my compassion i wanted to show them that i cared about them as much as i cared about this business we often would have dinner i would ask them about their kids i wanted to make this kind of a family thing like as a tribe and make sure that they knew that i cared about them as much as i cared about the women as much as i care about black women i just wanted to share that compassion with everyone i don t know if that s really a trade secret but that was basically the focal point of the entire process of creating this brand again we even went really deep into the villages and met other vendors and sat with them and the factory workers one thing i was really excited about is that factory workers actually are treated fairly in the sense that they have their lunch breaks they re not overworked they looked really happy i went to several spaces and they didn t look unsettled or disgruntled so i was really excited about that even in buying the hair extensions because now i m back in australia i pay more because the factory workers are getting raises you know and i appreciated them i m happy that they re actually being paid adequately as well as the women that are selling their hair to the vendors so how do you find the women actually the process that i m supporting has been going on for quite some time but not that many people support it so in indonesia particularly which is the starting point or the birth child of ayune hair it s been happening for at least 30 years it s not really something that s brand new but it s just something that s kind of been under the rug and not brought to people s attention the indonesian women they ve always been collecting their hair strands and selling them but they ve usually worked with very few people and they re usually men so i wanted to bring a different perspective to the hair extension industry and show that these sustainable hair extensions are amazing you know the same ones hair extensions that i had tested two years i still have to this day there s longevity in it it s a great product in terms of finding the women they ve already been around way before i even came into the picture so it was just really about bringing it to the forefront so no one is shaving their hair they re collecting the hair that naturally falls out of their head yes we are not saying that there s something wrong with someone shaving their hair that is fine but again it s all about providing choice because not everyone wants to shave their hair it s a little bit sad when a woman feels like there s no other choice but to shave off their hair or cut their hair i mean if they re in a financial situation where they have no food and that s their last hope imagine how that feels i always say put yourself in that woman s shoes how would you feel if you felt disempowered or that this was your only option that would feel horrible you wouldn t want that to happen to you i definitely wouldn t want it to happen to me i think if i was ever pressured into anything i would feel horrendous i would be really unhappy for a very long time so i m just trying to change that so that these women actually do have a choice it seems like this process would take a long time to amass a single bundle of hair how do you collect enough hair to sell well that s the thing they re collecting at least 100 hair strands a day the thing is that we re talking about longevity rather than a fast turnover in collecting the hair strands it s almost like slow fashion it takes a little bit of a longer time but you know that it s done in the correct way you know when it s being disempowered in the process so yeah you re not going to get like 24 inch hair extensions i stop at 22 because there s not as many women with that long enough hair to support extremely long hair extensions and we just work on a small supply because we believe in this process so yeah it does take a little bit longer and there s not this huge abundance of it but it s always going to be done the correct way and how much are the women being paid right so it depends we try to be a little bit discrete about that it s all based on the weight so again when women are collecting 100 hair strands a day they usually sell it every two weeks and so it s more of an ongoing source of an income it s not really a get rich thing it s just providing an alternative source of income that s consistent it s not like a one off where they get 100 and then that s it for two to three years because you know it takes quite a long time to grow that length back to cut again so it s more of providing a continuous flow of income for them let s get to the pricing of your product ayune hair if i want to buy 18 inches of hair two bundles of 18 inch hair how much would i pay that s a good question the pricing works in a particular way because it s all about thinking about all the different stake holders that are involved before it even gets to the buyer we have our various vendors and there s different levels of vendors so we deal with the vendors in the villages and then we deal with our higher level vendors who have a larger factory that can clean the product again so the hair is cleaned several times it s extremely time consuming because we re literally going through every single hair strand in choosing which ones are acceptable to sell and which ones aren t because you know again in this process the cuticles are not always perfectly aligned so we re always looking for the best hair strands so it s quite time consuming so it becomes a bit more of an expensive process but in terms of price i don t have the prices directly in front of me but the australian prices range between i believe like 130 to 200 it s a little bit cheaper if you re in the us it aligns perfectly with most well known hair extension companies there s no get rich scheme here it s just providing an alternative for conscious women in particular black women all around the world to be able to purchase something that aligns more with their morals or if they re very concerned about where their hair extensions come from then they can support something that makes them really feel comfortable and they don t have to worry and then they can celebrate the different layers of their beauty through their hair extensions and maybe they decide to take the hair extensions off and rock their natural hair and then they put the hair extensions on later it s just about supporting a lot of women who are becoming more aware around the world and providing something that aligns with them so you do ship to the united states yes we ship to the united states we ship to the uk we ship to europe of course i have to ship to the united states because i am american even though we re australia based because i couldn t forget about my fellow american sisters awesome have you gotten any investment for this business or are you completely boot strapping it well i am so grateful that i have an absolutely amazing nigerian mother in the us right now that really believes in my mission so she really assisted in the investment towards creating this i didn t really share my story in terms of moving back to australia our home is really indonesia so i feel most alive when i m there but unfortunately due to some health issues we had to come back and all of our initial investment money was put into hospital costs so my amazing mother stepped in and helped to make sure that this brand came out that s it for now but we are looking for other investors who are interested in supporting conscious consumers when you say our you have a partner yes my partner is austrailian he was also on the same spiritual journey as me he really believes in celebrating kindness he also believes in the fact that we are all interconnected so we built this business together read more add comment can you wear extensions ethically this entrepreneur makes it possible reviewed by for harriet on september 11 2018 rating 5 afrikrea marketplace offers african fashion for women of every size read 0 comments it s a beautiful time to be black despite the constant attacks on people of the african diaspora we re coming together in ways most of us have never witnessed we re learning about our heritage and sharing elements of our culture with transatlantic siblings one way we can show our connection to the continent is what we wear and consume the afrikrea marketplace is a one stop destination for you to find authentic art crafts and fashion made from african craftsmen not only is this an incredible opportunity for consumers but the marketplace offers creators the chance to get their products in front of a global audience at a time where our culture is routinely co opted for the benefit of others it s nice to be able to support our own afrikrea was created by two african entrepreneurs moulaye and kadry who say their mission is to enable fans of african creations to realize their passion while allowing creators to live theirs take a look around their diverse marketplace of goods and grab a fabulous piece read more add comment afrikrea marketplace offers african fashion for women of every size reviewed by for harriet on august 17 2018 rating 5 how a first time author is bringing new life to the urban novel read 0 comments when i spoke to first time author tanzania glover she told me that her primary literary influence was terry mcmillan mcmillan became a hero to black women readers in the 90s because of her warm affirming depictions of black women s struggles and friendships even as she s been consistently underappreciated in the mainstream for books that are filled with dramatic plot twists and exceptional character development mcmillan is an icon to our community the spirit of terry mcmillan can be felt in glover s first novel the soundtrack musictomyears the book draws readers in with its many ups and downs but it carefully gives as much care to the lives of its black women protagonists as anything we ve seen in glover s idol jauri the story s central figure is a fiercely independent and opinionated woman looking to make her mark on the music industry but she makes a series of unforced errors in her personal life men will do that to you throughout the book s 400 pages that require her to be lifted up by her family and her best friend ashley despite the missteps jauri never loses herself in fact she provides an important reminder of the tenacity we ll all have to tap into at some point we pick up different books for our different moods the soundtrack musictomyears is a light novel you ll want to dive into for a fun escape to a world that centers blackness tanzania glover is putting a new spin on the familiar urban novel format that s perfect for millennial black women in our conversation tanzania glover dove into the novel s intricacies and her journey to publishing it kimberly foster take this survey after reading our interview for a chance to get a free copy of the soundtrack musictomyears for harriet all right let s start from the beginning where did the idea for this book come from tanzania glover before i was telling you about how i was so obsessed with celebrity culture and i thought i would try to turn it into something meaningful you know how we all have our faves and what not and think we know how they are in real life i ve always wanted to write a book that showed the real stories or the story how i saw it for women who are real black women i don t really wanna say real black women but black women who are non bi racial not mixed not always lighter you know how we don t typically get to see women like that in the glamorous roles i wanted to write a book and see how putting someone like that in that role and seeing how they would react i read a lot about the obstacles that some of the younger dark skinned black women artists are dealing with and it disturbed me for instance i saw what s happened with sevyn streeter she has had some of her visuals lightened in the past i saw that happening with normani kordei from fifth harmony and justine skye and it s just like oh this is kind of what happens to them and it s the norm i wanted to write about it and how it shouldn t be acceptable and how to navigate the industry while still being true to yourself but trying to be successful as well for harriet okay tanzania glover i definitely had an agenda when i was going into it i wanted to focus on that because we always talk about well why do we only see one shade of black women or one look for black women and i wanted to talk about this whole different take on the black women who are now rarely put in these positions for harriet is this your first book tanzania glover this is the first that i ve published for harriet how long did it take you to write it tanzania glover i started writing it at 14 or 15 it was 2005 so 15 but i ve taken several breaks this is the third draft of it and i was determined to finish it this time i got a lot of inspiration from trashy reality shows and lipstickalley and just seeing a lot of big celebrity moments over the years definitely the whole beyoncé lemonade album i love how that was described as a love letter to black women i thought like well what if i had the ear of the whole black community specifically black women what would i say to them and i came up with your past doesn t define you sure it s a part of you and it will always follow you but you re not limited by it my lemonade advice would be don t accept mediocrity because black women are always helping whoever needs help sometimes to our own detriment when we help and give it s not mediocre so we shouldn t accept it back you know reciprocity and all that jazz just always have high standards and put your own needs and well being first you ll live longer for harriet one thing i was really struck by is the majority of the book is set in chicago i feel like i don t read a whole lot of books where that is the case particularly books about entertainment why d you make that choice tanzania glover i am from chicago i researched los angeles i researched new york but i wanted to stay true to home because i m most familiar here so it felt completely natural writing about riding the train at night or being here being there because i ve seen those places one scene in particular by the chicago river where a character talks about being molested i go to that spot every summer and i love those famous winding stairs i m so familiar with that so it felt really cool to put places that i go all the time and see and it just felt so much more special than if i were to research some random place in los angeles i really enjoyed writing about chicago it s actually funny because the sequel will not have any chicago in it for part two i m going to have to do a lot of research and i m considering traveling for it for harriet in the 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