Texture Experts Rebooted

By: Angela Walker Finally — a “newspaper” textured hair stylists can wake up to.

When I was getting my mind right to become a business owner, I became a ferocious reader (still am, honestly).

Back then, I was consuming everything I could to prep for entrepreneurship.

One piece of advice I kept seeing was:

“Read articles related to your industry.”

And when I tell you I was lost… I mean that in more ways than one.

I couldn’t find a single site that just talked about textured, curly hair from an entrepreneur’s perspective.

Most natural hair platforms spoke to consumers. And when they did drop a piece for stylists or salon owners, it was surface-level at best — borderline insulting at worst.

So I started checking Inc.com, Forbes, tech blogs, and culture sites.

They had value, but none of them were speaking our language or even to us.

Almost two years ago, I had the idea to create a space where we could talk to each other.

Where we could:

• Stay up on real trends in textured hair and not just TikTok moments

• Celebrate the stylists doing brilliant work on celebrity heads

• Share salon tools and tech that actually make our work better

• And most importantly, hear from each other — salon owners, stylists, team builders, educators, creators.

  
  

That idea became Texture Experts.

Shortly after, I paused the project to help build something else our industry deeply needed:

The International Natural Hair Standards and Education Association — a nonprofit working to uphold professional standards in textured hair care around the globe.

Texture Experts played a huge role in helping shine a light on the need for it.

Now that INHSEA is on its feet,

Texture Experts is back to do what it was always meant to do.

So if you’re a stylist, salon owner, product creator, blogger, or an ally, this space is for you.

And if you have something to say to this industry  - Join our writers team.

Survey for Potential Writers: https://forms.gle/QZ9GGMCyAyoYwTSg9

Let’s stay informed.

Let’s write in our voice.

Let’s build the textured hair industry’s first high-quality journal one article at a time.

The Gist: In “Texture Experts Rebooted,” Angela Walker announces the return of Texture Experts—a platform created to fill the gap in industry-focused content for textured hair professionals. Frustrated by the lack of meaningful resources for stylists and salon owners, Walker built a space to share real trends, tools, and voices from within the textured hair community. Now rebooted, the platform invites professionals to contribute and help shape the industry's first high-quality journal.