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Natural Hair Care Tips from Actress T'Keyah Crystal Keymah

(Tracy E. Hopkins) You may recognize her from the '90s sketch comedy show In Living Color,  as Bill Cosby's daughter on Cosby , or Raven-Symone's Mom on That's So Raven . But T'Keyah Crystal Keymah is just as recognizable for her trademark twists. Everything She Wants chatted* with the natural hair pioneer via email about how her hairstyle choices affected her career, her product picks and her book, Natural Woman/Natural Hair: A Hair Journey . Everything She Wants: Back in the ‘90s not many black actresses wore their hair natural. Were you overlooked for roles because of your hairstyle? T'Keyah: Sure. I missed out on things because of my hair (which no one knew how to style at first, so I did it myself). I even had casting directors suggest that I "do something with it." Gratefully, I worked steadily enough that I was never tempted to trade my twists for more opportunities. [But] I've always been fine playing characters that don'...