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Pure
preciousness
was
in
abundance
when
a
Black
female
entrepreneur
celebrated
the
haircare
expansion
of
her
positivity-spreading
brand.
April
Showers
recently
brought
her
Afro
Unicorn
movement
to
Atlanta
to
mark
the
release
of
her
Afro
Unicorn
Magical
Tresses
line.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Showers
who
is
the
first
Black
woman
to
own
a
licensed
character
sold
by
a
major
retailer,
hosted
a
“mommy
&
me”
event
at
The
Black
Hair
Experience
where
adorable
attendees
were
treated
to
photo
ops,
hairstyling,
mocktails,
and
Afro
Unicorn
goodies
amid
stunning
backdrops.
@atalialyrical.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Source:
Black
Hair
Experience
/
Afro
Unicorn
During
the
event,
Showers
also
chatted
with
BOSSIP
about
her
conscious
brand
that
reminds
women
and
children
of
color
how
unique,
divine,
and
magical
they
truly
are.
Source:
Afro
Unicorn
See
our
conversation
with
the
visionary
below.
BOSSIP:
How
did
the
Afro
Unicorn
brand
start?
It
started
because
someone
was
referring
to
me
as
a
unicorn.
And
once
I
realized
what
a
unicorn
was…
I
really
did
not
know.
I
looked
it
up.
I
saw
they
were
unique,
they
were
mystical
and
I’m
definitely
unique.
I’m
all
things
Black
girl
magic.
And
I
saw
the
emoji
on
my
phone
and
I
said,
“What
the
heck?
This
is
white.
You
don’t
even
look
like
me!”
And
then
I
went
to
go
find
one
that
looked
like
me.
I
couldn’t
find
one.
And
so
I
decided
to
create
it.
And
when
I
saw
it,
I
was
like,
this
going
to
be
just
for
me…
My
little
avatar
reminded
me
of
who
I
was.
I
was
not
a
donkey,
I
was
a
unicorn.
And
then
I
was
like,
“Hmm
there’s
a
lot
of
women
out
here
that
probably
think
like
I
think
or
want
to
have
more…
or
are
maybe
managing
a
lot,”
because
I’m
a
serial
entrepreneur.
I
own
and
operate
a
state
farm
agency
and
I’m
a
licensed
real
estate
broker
and
I’m
a
single
mom
of
two
boys.
So
I
said,
maybe
there’s
more
people
like
me,
so
I
want
to
go
find
my
tribe,
I
want
to
go
find
my
unicorns.
And
then
the
vision
that
I
had
for
once
I
saw
what
it
looked
like,
I
was
like,
“Man,
this
going
to
be
big.
This
going
to
be
a
household
name.
It’s
going
to
be
a
worldwide
brand.”
I’ve
said
that
since
2019
that
that’s
what
was
going
to
happen.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Absolutely,
and
now
you
have
this
signature
brand
with
the
colors
and
of
course,
the
afro
on
the
unicorn.
How
did
you
come
up
with
the
design?
I
just
wanted
something
to
look
like
me.
So
I
wanted
her
to
have
some
flare
because
I
have
a
little
attitude
sometimes
ad
have
a
little
side
eye.
I
wanted
her
to
have
earrings.
I
wanted
her
to
be
so
different
from
the
unicorn
that
was
out
there.
I
was
like,
my
unicorn
wears
the
crown,
so
she’s
the
only
unicorn
that
actually
has
a
crown
over
her
horn.
I
just
sat
with
my
cousin.
He’s
a
graphic
artist
and
just
directed
him
and
told
him
exactly
how
I
wanted
the
unicorn.
Afro
Unicorn
has
exploded,
and
you
are
the
first
Black
woman
to
own
a
licensed
character
sold
by
a
major
retailer.
Number
one,
how
does
that
make
you
feel?
And
number
two,
when
did
you
realize
that
your
dreams
were
coming
to
fruition?
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Well
like
I
said,
I
saw
this
coming
to
fruition
in
2019
but
I
did
not
know
about
a
licensed
brand.
I
thought
I
was
building
it
to
sell
the
brand.
And
I
think
that’s
where
I
have
a
challenge
now
with
people
not
really
understanding
the
depth
of
what
I
do.
Because
when
you
truly
think
about
I
have
500
skews
in
retail,
over
40,000
doors
and
over
25
different
retailers,
how?
How
do
you
do
that?
How
is
it
even
possible?
So
I
didn’t
know
about
licensing.
I
thought
I
would
have
to
sell
it
to
a
Mattel
or
a
Hasbro.
I
thought
somebody
with
all
this
money
was
going
to
have
to
come
buy
it
for
it
to
be
a
household
name.
But
then
when
Walmart
reached
out
to
me
and
introduced
me
to
the
world
of
licensing
and
we
started
with
party
supplies.
And
then
from
there
we
grew.
Now
we’re
in
19
categories
in
Walmart
including
now
Magical
Tresses.
I’m
excited
about
that.
You
talked
about
the
Afro
Unicorn
tribe.
What
is
the
tribe
like
for
your
brand?
You
have
some
dedicated
consumers
who
love
this,
my
mother
included.
I’m
an
entrepreneur
and
I
literally
started
by
highlighting
other
entrepreneurs
on
my
platform
from
day
one.
Never
purchased
one
follower,
everybody
that’s
there
they’re
there
because
they
wanted
to
be
there.
But
I
went
out
and
I
found
them.
I
found
women
who
were
hashtagging
Black
unicorns
and
I
would
go
into
their
comments
and
I
was
like,
“Hey,
have
you
ever
seen
an
African
unicorn
before?
I
created
a
brand
of
women
of
color
who
hustle,
follow
the
movement.”
I
started
off
day
one
saying
this
was
a
movement.
That’s
how
I
established
the
brand,
by
creating
a
movement.
I
did
that
in
Tiffany
Haddish’s
comments
and
within
a
month
of
us
launching
it.
And
she
was
like,
“Hell
yeah,
you
send
this.
I’m
rocking
it!’
She’s
been
rocking
with
us
ever
since,
same
with
Alicia
Keys.
I
found
women
and
then
what
I
would
do
is
I
would
highlight
them
on
my
page.
So
I
would
say,
this
is
what
this
person
has
going
on,
they
have
this
9-5,
but
then
they
also
have
this
dope
business
that
all
you
guys
should
support
and
follow,
and
this
is
what
makes
them
unique,
divine,
and
magical.
So
people
was
just
like,
“Ah,
crap.
She’s
literally
promoting
other
people
for
free
who’s
rocking
her
brand.”
And
that
is
how
it
grew
legs.
And
people
just
saw
how
organic
and
how
true.
Every
Saturday
morning
since
2019,
I’ve
been
up
at
6:00
AM
sharing
people’s
businesses
for
free
on
my
story.And
it
hasn’t
stopped.
Not
even
at
this
level.
It
will
never
stop.
Because
I
understand
the
why
I
started
it.
I
started
to
find
those
other
unicorns.
So
you’ve
found
the
other
unicorns
and
now
we’ve
expanded
to
Magical
Tresess.
Talk
to
me
about
the
Magical
Tresses
expansion
for
Afro
Unicorn.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
It
was
only
right
because
I
said
that
Afro
Unicorn
is
a
lifestyle
brand
for
my
women
and
children
of
color
showcasing
how
unique,
divine,
and
magical
they
truly
are
so
they
can
love
the
skin
that
they’re
in
and
the
crowns
on
their
heads.
So
we’ve
got
to
have
a
hairline,
it
just
makes
sense.
It’s
seamless.
And
interestingly
enough,
both
Walmart
and
CVS
reached
out
to
me
a
day
apart
and
said,
“We
would
like
for
you
to
create
a
haircare
line
for
our
stores.”
I
didn’t
know
anything
about
that,
but
I
always
tell
people,
don’t
worry
about
how.
It’s
not
your
job
to
worry
about
the
how.
Just
do
it.
They
said
they
wanted
to
do
it.
And
I
was
like,
“Okay,
we’ve
got
to
figure
this
out.”
And
so
we
teamed
up
with
Magical
Beauty,
which
is
also
a
Black-owned
brand
to
be
the
licensee.
And
I’m
really
happy
because
they’re
one
of
the
first
Black-owned
licensees.
This
space
we’re
in
in
the
licensing
world,
they
don’t
look
like
us.
It’s
a
very
small-knit
community
in
New
York
where
they
all
know
each
other.
Most
of
them
are
related.
And
my
goal
was
to
find
other
Black
manufacturers
that
I
could
bring
to
the
licensing
home.
I
love
this,
because
I’m
doing
exactly
what
I
said
I
was
going
to
do.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Something
you
said
stood
out
to
me;
“Don’t
worry
about
the
how.”
Is
that
some
advice
that
you
would
give
fellow
female
entrepreneurs,
Black
female
entrepreneurs
at
that?
Yeah,
I
give
it
to
everybody.
Your
job
is
to
see
what
it
looks
like
for
you.
I
knew
Afro
Unicorn
was
going
to
be
a
household
name,
the
universe
figured
everything
else
out.
You
say
what
you
want
and
then
you
can
start
moving.
One
of
my
friends
out
in
Florida
just
put
a
post
up
today
that
said,
“God
gives
you
more
on
your
way
going
than
he
does
when
you
first
start.”
But
he
has
to
see
that
you
have
that
movement
going.
You
got
to
move,
I
really,
truly
believe
that
you
don’t
have
to
worry
about
the
how.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
It’s
definitely
worked
out
and
we
are
here
at
the
Black
Hair
Experience.
What
are
we
doing
today
with
Afro
Unicorn
Magical
Tresses?
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
So
today
we
are
celebrating
Magical
Tresses,
both
at
Walmart
and
CVS
and
just
highlighting
moms
and
daughters
and
showing
them
the
wonderful
products,
how
they
smell
and
allowing
them
to
do
photos.
It’s
a
selfie
museum.
So
we
have
a
couple
of
Afro
Unicorn
photo
ops
set
up
and
there’s
some
very
creative
ones
that
they
have
in
this
space
already
and
we’re
just
letting
them
have
fun.
They
have
their
mocktails,
their
cotton
candy,
their
Afro
Unicorn
cupcakes.
It’s
an
experience.
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Source:
Skribble
Dad
Media
Where
can
we
buy
your
Afro
Unicorn
products?
You
can
go
to
AfroUnicorn.com,
but
please
shop
at
Target
and
Walmart.
People
are
like,
“Oh,
should
I
buy
from
you
directly
or
should
I
go
to
retail?”
Go
to
the
retail,
that
makes
a
difference.
Support
that
way.
I
need
y’all
to
light
up
retail
because
if
it
doesn’t
work
for
me,
it’s
going
to
be
very
difficult
for
the
next.
