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(Disclaimer: These suggestions are given by members, please use your judgement in following them. MIT's Black Women's Alliance does not endorse any of these salons, stylists, websites, etc.)
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Scenario One: You feel like looking hot or rewarding yourself for a hard week and want a nice blowout that's a quick 20 bucks and right down the street...
Glamourama
617-661-5929
Make an appointment early, or the day of, or just walk in, the wait will probably be about the same either way. If you're really post perm, i think Endeer gets your roots the best. I'd also recommend taking a scarf and asking them to wrap it before you leave. Directions: Walk down Mass Ave further into Cambridge. Turn onto Columbia, the street at the fire station and Pupu Hot Pot. Walk down and pass a park and a lot of little side streets until you get to the first major intersection, the shop is a pink and purple building to your right. It's about a 15 minute walk from 77.
Scenario Two: You need a nice little trim, and don't want to get it chopped off. (I wouldn't let the folks at Glamourama trim, by the way). ~$16
Technicuts, Basement of Student Center
I hit up Joyce. She cuts hair all day, so she's mad meticulous, and she'll tell you what she's going to do and she'll listen to what you say. Just make sure you go in there with your hair straight. I usually go when my hair is freshly done.
Scenario Three: You're feeling up your new growth instead of paying attention in 8.01 and you suddenly have an urge to get a perm ASAP ~$55...
Glamourama
617-661-5929
They pretty much only use Bantu. They have Affirm too, if you like that, but don't usually use it unless make them. Never get a perm here without making sure you comb your hair out first. I'd recommend Alba or Endeer for a perm. They'll do a good job.
Scenario Four: You've planned out your perm and want to set an appointment at a salon with healthier hair practices ~$60
617-491-1141
Make an appointment with Aneka. She really likes Mizani but she'll use whatever you want. To get there, take the red line to davis square (it's a few stops past Harvard, and it's at Tufts University). Come out of the T on the side facing the circle in the road with little restaurants and stuff. Take a right out of the subway, walking past the small movie theatre and then take a right onto dover road. You'll be walking through a neighborhood toward mass ave (a huge church is at the end of dover road, on mass ave). It's just like a 3 minute walk. Once you get to mass ave, the salon is just to your right.
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SHOPPING:
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Cambridgeside Galleria
Just down the road from MIT. Catch their free shuttle right outside of the Kendall Coop
Downtown Crossing
A collection of stores near Boston Common. Take the Red Line to Park Street to get there. They've got stores like Macy's and So Good (two floors of jewelry!).
Newbury Street
The famous Newbury Street in downtown Boston (well, Back Bay). It's lined with upscale shops and restaurants. Take the Number One bus to the Newbury Street stop.
Prudential Center
Even more upscale shops and restaurants, and right next to Newbury Street. This is an indoor shopping plaza with all sorts of stores, and restaurants such as Legal Seafood and the Cheesecake Factory. Walk far enough in the Pru and you'll find your way to Copley Plaza, which has stores like Armani and Tiffany's.
Wrentham Outlets
Need something other than work to do during a long weekend? Make your way out to this outlet mall and you'll be glad you made the trip. It's kind of far and you'll need a car to get there, but they've got lots of stores and sales for you to take advantage of!
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WEBSITES:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: web.mit.edu
Nia Online: niaonline.com
Website dedicated to Black women's interests and health. It was developed by our very own Darcy Prather class of 1991, husband to Prof. Kristala Jones-Prather.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: mbta.com
If you're trying to figure out how the Boston Metro (or "T") works, check out this website. There's a trip planner, metro maps, information on pricing, and more.
Women's Guide Around MIT: http://web.mit.edu/wgamit/
This guide was put together by several organizations on campus to provide MIT's women with information on sexual health, what to do in a crisis, safety tips, and counseling, as well as where the women's bathrooms are and the history of women at MIT. A must-read for all women at MIT.
Freeze College Magazine: freezecollegemag.com
Founded in fall 2005, Freeze College Magazine is Harvard's lifestyle and fashion online magazine. Its objective is so satisfy the needs of college women - a need largely unmet by today's glossy marketplace.
MIT's National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Chapter: web.mit.edu/nsbe/www
Learn about what's going on with MIT's NSBE Chapter.
MIT's Black Student Union: web.mit.edu/bsu
See what's happening in the black community at MIT and get the latest news on what's happening around the country.
MIT's Black Student Union: bamit.org
BAMIT is a membership driven organization of MIT alumni/ae of African descent that collaborates with other organizations to achieve the following goals:
1) support the professional and personal development of Black MIT alumni/ae;
2) support MIT, with a special focus on the recruitment, development and successful degree completion of black students, and
3) strengthen Black communities to which alumni/ae are committed, particularly insofar as science, technology and education can contribute to the development of these communities.
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