Keya Neal

Run down lead and tattered eraser are signs of progress. 👌🏾🤏🏾
Taking the time to write my vision and make it plain! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I have been taking the much needed time out to reevaluate, restructure, revisit, rethink, and reflect on what the new REITERATION of Keya Neal and will be.

Stay tuned. ✍🏾✏️📝

Happy CROWN Day! 👑👑👑
Oh what a time to be black! And NATURAL! Naturally ME that is! 🖤🤏🏾

The beauty of our BLACKNESS is resilient to the wishers of judgment. We have come so far as a community of people and I love that for us!

To all my beauties out there rocking their crowns any which way they feel-
FROLIC ON! Continue to wear your hair which ever way makes you feel good.

I for one, and exploring more options lately when it comes to my hair. I’m loving the versatility and expressions that have always been at my fingertips.
I’m downright feeling myself and I’m feeling you too queens! 🥰😍

Love ya! 💋
Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for your voice! 🗣️

DUMP! I’ve had a heck of a weekend! Here are some of moments that made it special. Sometimes the raw audio is the funniest 😂

1. Me and the Mr. grooving a little .keithbacon
2. Little glow on the makeup! 💄
3. Always whiten 😬🦷
4. enjoying a moment. Take a best girl. You work hard!
5. always have me in tears and stitches. One/the other/ or both 😂😭
6. Three beauties .small
7. Our host for the weekend stunting on us in the mint green ✅
8. Hat won’t let me be humble. New obsession unlocked 🔓
9. Gotta look good for the camera 😎
10. braided my hair in her toes!!? 👀 whatever is necessary 🤣🤣
11. First time the ladies seeing my total look. 😍🥰
12. Rule #7,599- always get the content 😇 🫡
13. Should I bid?
14. Number one foooorrrtyy twoooo 🤣🤣
15. A queen and her Kings 👑
16. The mini was so proud of his mama! 🥲
17. He hates being Mr. Neal. 😅It has its perks tho 😘👌🏾😎
18 Caught reflecting. Don’t know what I was thinking but I was somewhere else.
19. SWAG is always a workout I will always be grateful for!

I don’t have the words yet. Give me a minute. But in the meantime…

“CROWN”
.keithbacon

I’m NEVER TOO MUCH

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🖤💛MY HEART IS SO FULL 🖤💛

Sometimes support goes beyond the business. Sometimes it’s just love.

This weekend, as I prepare to receive the IAAM Culture Award for “Crown,” I’m overwhelmed by the pure generosity of these incredible brand partners who chose to sponsor not for ROI, but simply because they wanted to lift me up.

- you didn’t have to do this. There was no marketing strategy and no expected return. You simply said “we believe in you and we want to celebrate this historical moment with you.”

Your support is allowing my friends and family to witness this historic moment at the International African American Museum during Juneteenth weekend, and to gather for our celebratory brunch on Sunday. You’ve turned what could have been a personal milestone into a community celebration.
🎉 🖤🙏🏽

This is what authentic partnership looks like. This is what it means to support someone not just professionally, but personally.
I’m forever grateful. 🙏🏽

I’m not just grateful - I’m moved to tears by your kindness! Thank you for seeing me, believing in the movement, and choosing to be part of this sacred moment as well as uplift and highlight Juneteenth!

Some things can’t be measured in dollars - they can only be felt in the heart. 💛

🏆✨ BEYOND GRATEFUL ✨🏆

I am deeply humbled to be named a recipient of the Culture Award for “Crown.”🙏🏽🙌🏾✨💫

To be recognized by the International African American Museum for my work to create inclusive beauty is an incredible honor. Thank you. 🙏🏽

This award belongs to every black guest that I have had the privilege to not just service but emotionally support while they navigate respectability politics and texture discrimination. The ladies who I’ve had to convince to love themselves AS IS while creating the best version of themselves. The ladies whose tears I’ve had to wipe when they wanted to wear styles and colors they knew would get them fired- so we pivoted and compromised.
Compromised our culture , our expressions, our preferences, and our love language through the artistry of hair design. BUT we do what we always do and that’s RISE! We created magic behind the chair living on the edge with our creativity! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Rhia award belongs to our entire community who believed transformation was possible and had the audacity to come together to move the needle. To every stylist who chose to see hair as a fabric, not a race. Those who had the courage to say yes to learning differently.

We lead an AUTHENTIC movement created out of the very lived in experiences of not only myself, but those who felt their voice was not heard.

Black culture deserves to be prioritized and celebrated at every turn. And on THIS Juneteenth weekend, we are celebrating The “Crown”—the dignity, heritage, innovation, and the brilliance of our minds. For 30+ years, I’ve taken up space in this industry. Having my work to dismantle barriers in our industry be honored at this historic institution? I’m speechless.
We are officially a part of history.
Locked and recorded. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I AM BLACK HISTORY. 📕📗📘
I can’t wait to celebrate with my family and friends from near and far all weekend long! 🙏🏽🙌🏾🖤 IT’S UP! 🎉

Did somebody say FREE!!📣📣📣

Tap-in to free TEXTURE education for stylists 🔥
Join the TVR Huddle on Nov 20th to expand your technical skills across all textures with education covering coloring, cutting, styling and more! All in 180 second segments so we get straight to the good stuff!
Plus, learn how to take actionable steps in making the beauty industry a more inclusive space!
Hosted by Keya Artistically Neal, your resource for color education and inclusion coaching.
Featuring education from the Texture VS Race Collaborative Artists 📖
Plus our guest educators:



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Ready to get to the good stuff and advance your career as a beauty professional? Time to tap in. ⬇️
Register for this online class via the link bio

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I’m grateful to be able to lead a conversation on diversity to a space action! Let’s go!!

Posted • The Last Leadership Course You’ll Ever Need ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

With the founders of Destroy The Hairdresser &

Guest coaches:

Keya Neal - The founder of Texture vs. Race ( )

Kristin Rankin - The founder of Dresscode Project ( )

This course is for people who want to become leaders that create unapologetic change in our industry. This is not like any other course you will take. We are having tough conversations, answering seemingly impossible questions, all while learning in a safe and respectable environment.

Come with your thoughts, questions, concerns, and curiosity to get the most out of this course.

Tap the link in the bio for tickets and more info.

For payment plan options, please email [email protected]