International I Love Braids Day + Braid Love Celebration

International I Love Braids Day + Braid Love Celebration Intl I Love Braids Day is a joyous occasion to celebrate and honor the history and design of braids as a cultural and artistic expression of beauty. Intl.

I Love Braids Day is a joyous occasion to celebrate and honor the history and design of braids as a cultural and artistic expression of beauty.

04/14/2026

Fabric braids on her Sisterlocs. Swipe left to see all the details of Tai’s look…

Model steps into a bold new vision by Debra Hare-Bey—where locs are not just maintained, they are reimagined.

Extended. Wrapped. Transformed.
Vibrant fabric brings length, color, and undeniable statement style—without compromising the integrity of the loc.

This is a celebration of design, and innovation.
This is Braid Love.

International I Love Braids Day® is coming.
📅 Saturday, July 25 | 12–5 PM
📍 Restoration Plaza

For more info, click the link in bio.

Photos:
Makeup: Mhllae
On Location: 9th Annual IILBD Braid Love Celebration,

Shop • Soft Care • Learn 💙

03/13/2026

Look and learn learn lol. Grandpa out here getting it done. 👏🏾

Braiding his granddaughter’s hair like it’s just another Tuesday.

Listen… the girls with grandmas and grandpas who did their hair know —
that love hits different. 💕

Hair done.
Love shown.
On to the day.

03/07/2026

It’s official — this is the Year of the Braid presented by

10 years of honoring the culture.
10 years of celebrating the artistry.
10 years of recognizing the hands that braid our stories together.

✨ With great joy, I invite you to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of OMhh Presents International I Love Braids Day
✨ 2026: THE YEAR OF THE BRAID
📅 January 1 – December 31, 2026

This yearlong celebration honors braids as culture, art, wellness, and legacy, featuring:
• historical storytelling
• pop-ups & installations
• community activations
• education & advocacy

🎉 Braid Love Celebration — Saturday, July 25, 2026
👑 International I Love Braids Day — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
✨ Both events are FREE to attend. Registration required. CLICK LINK IN BIO

💫 Calling all LICENSED BRAIDERS
Come be seen, celebrated, and honored for your craft and contribution.

💼 Interested in sponsoring this historic moment?
Now is the time to align with culture, community, and legacy.

Email: [email protected]

This is more than a celebration.
This is history—braided forward.

#2026 LicensedBraiders BlackHistory HairWellness OMHH 10thanniversary

02/25/2026

Did you know the Founder of created NRAY LOCS?

NRAY LOCS by Debra Hare-Bey
Soft-care extension system rooted in hair wellness.

Who else gets inspired just by looking at their own IG page

Not out of bragging rights or ego—but because God made this.

I still get inspired by me.
And this is only a small window into all that I want to do and achieve.

Pay close attention to what God looks like when He blesses us with skills we actually use.

Love you, fam.
Just a little inspiration to keep us moving and achieving. 💙

02/23/2026

We are not waiting for a seat at the table.
We built the building.
We named it.
And the table exists within it.

International I Love Braids Day was never about asking to be recognized.
Braids have always held power.
So have the creators.

This is about holding space—
for a history that already exists in strength,
for a culture that never needed permission,
for a legacy defined on our own terms.

Register today. Click the “Join us” link in bio.

Braids are not a trend.
They are architecture.
They are lineage.
They are living design.

International I Love Braids Day is a declaration—
of ownership, of authorship, of power already in motion.

We don’t wait.
We honor.
We build.
We define. 💙






2026

02/12/2026

Braids are one of the oldest living art forms in human history—rooted deeply in African civilizations and carried across generations, continents, and cultures.

* Long before trends, braiding was a language. Patterns spoke of tribe, age, status, spirituality, and place. Every part, plait, and pathway told a story.

✨ With great joy, I invite you to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of OMhh Presents International I Love Braids Day
✨ 2026: THE YEAR OF THE BRAID
📅 January 1 – December 31, 2026

This yearlong celebration honors braids as culture, art, wellness, and legacy, featuring:
• historical storytelling
• pop-ups & installations
• community activations
• education & advocacy

🎉 Braid Love Celebration — Saturday, July 25, 2026
👑 International I Love Braids Day — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
✨ Both events are FREE to attend. Registration required. CLICK LINK IN BIO

💫 Calling all LICENSED BRAIDERS
Come be seen, celebrated, and honored for your craft and contribution.

💼 Interested in sponsoring this historic moment?
Now is the time to align with culture, community, and legacy.

Email: [email protected]

This is more than a celebration.
This is history—braided forward.

#2026 LicensedBraiders BlackHistory HairWellness OMHH 10thanniversary

Help NHBC Empower Our Community in Albany! 🗽Raise $700 in 72 hours. We are on the ground at the Black and Puerto Rican C...
02/10/2026

Help NHBC Empower Our Community in Albany! 🗽Raise $700 in 72 hours.

We are on the ground at the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus this week, advocating for the future of our neighborhoods. To keep our mission moving forward, we’ve set a goal to raise $700 in 72 hours.
Your contribution—whether it’s $10 or $100—directly funds the advocacy and outreach work that ensures our voices are heard in the halls of the Capitol.
[Link/Button: Donate to the Mission]
Every dollar keeps the momentum going.

WEAVING IT ALL TOGETHERHair. Health. Law & Policy.What’s next?🎙️ Interview loading…Debra Hare-BeyPresident, NHBCHair is ...
02/09/2026

WEAVING IT ALL TOGETHER
Hair. Health. Law & Policy.

What’s next?
🎙️ Interview loading…

Debra Hare-Bey
President, NHBC

Hair is not cosmetic.
Hair is health.
Policy is protection.

This conversation goes beyond style—
into standards, safety, justice, and the future of textured hair.

If you care about who gets protected,
who gets licensed,
and who gets left behind—
this one is for you.

📍 Stay tuned.
📍 Stay informed.
📍 Stay rooted in wellness.

01/21/2026

To .things.aunjanue your words are powerful- thank you. If we do not begin to change the way we think and move, how will change occur?
___________

We are not waiting for a seat at the table.
We built the building.
We named it.
And the table exists within it.

International I Love Braids Day was never about asking to be recognized.
Braids have always held power.
So have the creators.

This is about holding space—
for a history that already exists in strength,
for a culture that never needed permission,
for a legacy defined on our own terms.

Braids are not a trend.
They are architecture.
They are lineage.
They are living design.

International I Love Braids Day is a declaration—
of ownership, of authorship, of power already in motion.

We don’t wait.
We honor.
We build.
We define. 💙






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