Woman Beaten in Beauty Salon: Financial and Legal Issues Abound

OK, don't lie. You know that when you heard about the woman being beaten in the beauty salon in Oakland, you clicked on the link faster than Eminem's neck snapped when he had Bruno's behind in his face. You were curious, yet disturbed by the incident, as was nearly everyone else in America.

Warning: Contains Offensive Language

But one thing that black attorneys such as Christopher Metzler noticed during this incident were the legal implications of attacking someone in public, in broad daylight, videotaping the incident and then bragging about it on the radio. Now that the Oakland Police Department has taken notice, the women responsible for the attack are going to have some serious problems.

In this episode of Financial Lovemaking with Dr. Boyce, we talk about the financial and legal ramifications of letting your passion put you into a tough situation. Click the image to listen!

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Black Hairstyles Through the Years

The Bouffant: The 1960s
Talk about big hair! The bouffant was a style popularized in the 1960s and one that required more than a little bit of hairspray. Barbara McNair rocks a mean one here.

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Wigs: The 1960s
The Supremes must have had a ball dressing in the latest fashions AND hottest hairstyles every time they stepped outside the door. They all wore top-of-the-line wigs, which gave them a different look every night.

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The Conk: The 1960s
Popular since the 1920s, Malcolm X famously noted in his autobiography about a horrible experience he had trying to put lye, or a conk, in his hair. Jackie Wilson kills the look du jour with shiny, perfect waves and probably a little pain to get it just right.

The Afro: The 1970s
Angela Davis was the poster child for the Afro during the late '60s and '70s with a this perfectly coiffed orb o' hair. Davis said she had to put Tide detergent in hers to make it stand up just so. Afro pick!

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The Afro: The 1970s
On the man side, Sly Stone went for a little texture in his 'fro, which was about the same height as Angela Davis's The sideburns and sequins complete the look of the perfect '70s rock star!

Cornrows with Beads: The 1970s
Alicia Keys reprises this classic '70s style with a modern twist. Her cornrows, or hair braided to the scalp in intricate designs, were quite common during the '70s. The squiggly parts give it that '90s swag.

The Flip: The 1970s
Natalie Cole is the perfect representation of the '70s here with the flip -- hair curled upward in layers made most popular by actress Farrah Fawcett. Her gold hoops and wide collar cement the look.

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The Mushroom: The 1980s
The flip turned into a mushroom in the early '80s where hair was curled under all around. Jada Pinkett Smith even has that '80s pose going here with hers.

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The Jheri Curl: The 1980s
Who could even think about the '80s without thoughts -- or shudders -- of the ubiquitous jheri curl? Everybody had a curl back then and the jokes about activator on pillowcases lasted much longer than the hairstyle ever did. Soooooooul Glow!

The Shag: The 1980s
We all sang the line "in my younger days I used to sport a shaaaaag?" The Pharcyde remembers and so do we! The uber-retro Kanye West even brought back the "black man's mullet" this year. Oh yes.