Hair Story

Author: Ayana D. Byrd
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466872101
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
“As far as neatly and efficiently chronicling African Americans and the importance of their hair, Hair Story gets to the root of things.” —Philadelphiaweekly.com Hair Story is a historical and anecdotal exploration of Black Americans’ tangled hair roots. A chronological look at the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of Black hair from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States, it ties the personal to the political and the popular. Read about: Why Black American slaves used items like axle grease and eel skin to straighten their hair. How a Mexican chemist straightened Black hair using his formula for turning sheep’s wool into a minklike fur. How the Afro evolved from militant style to mainstream fashion trend. What prompted the creation of the Jheri curl and the popular style’s fall from grace. The story behind Bo Derek’s controversial cornrows and the range of reactions they garnered. Major figures in the history of Black hair are presented, from early hair-care entrepreneurs Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C. J. Walker to unintended hair heroes like Angela Davis and Bob Marley. Celebrities, stylists, and cultural critics weigh in on the burgeoning sociopolitical issues surrounding Black hair, from the historically loaded terms “good” and “bad” hair, to Black hair in the workplace, to mainstream society’s misrepresentation and misunderstanding of kinky locks. Hair Story is the book that Black Americans can use as a benchmark for tracing a unique aspect of their history, and it’s a book that people of all races will celebrate as the reference guide for understanding Black hair. “A comprehensive and colorful look at a very touchy subject.” —Essence

Don't Touch My Hair

Author: You! Mommy's Baby!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781986599535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Don't Touch My Hair: The ABC Book for Loving Your Beautiful Black Hair is book that helps young Black girls love their hair that way it is early in their lives. It helps them understand that their hair may be different but it's still beautiful.

Hair Story

Author: Ayana Byrd
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312283223
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
A history of the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of black hair - from 15th century Africa to present-day US - this fascinating book is an entertaining look at the intersection of the personal, political and popular aspects of hair styles, tracing a unique aspect of black American history. An entertaining and concise survey... A book that successfully balances popular appeal with historical accuracy' - Publishers Weekly 'Impressive work of cultural history' - Book Page 'Comprehensive and colourful' - Essence'

Twisted

Author: Emma Dabiri
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062966731
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri’s own journey to loving her hair. Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, and—from strangers and family alike—discrimination. And she is not alone. Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society’s perception of black hair—and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism—and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.

Beautiful Curly Me

Author: Ona Zoe Oli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734557213
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description

Textures

Author: Tameka Ellington
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 9783777435541
Category : Hair
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
"Artists: Hector Acebes, Derrick Adams, Karo Akpokiere, Deborah Anzinger, Keturah Ariel, April Bey, Charles Bohannah, Margaret Bowland, Nakeya Brown, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Tawny Chatmon, Sonya Clark, David Driskell, Sarah Duah, Andrew Esiebo, Joseph Eze, Amber Ford, Yrneh Gabon, Olaf Hajek, Nakazzi Hutchinson, Shara K. Johnson, Eric Lafforgue, Annie Lee, Delita Martin, Charlotte Mensah, Lebohang Motaung, Zanele Muholi, Althea Murphy-Price, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Woodrow Nash, Sharon Norwood, Glenford Nuñez, Charly Palmer, Gordon Parks, Faith Ringgold, Lezley Saar, Augusta Savage, Ngozi Schommers, Devan Shimoyama, Mary Sibande, Lorna Simpson, Nelson Stevens, Ibrahima Thiam, James Van Der Zee, Lina Viktor, Nafis White, Kehinde Wiley, Masa Zodros (and dozens of unidentified artists across African and American people groups)."-- Publisher website.

I Love My Beautiful Hair / Amo mi hermoso pelo (Scholastic Bilingual)

Author: Elissa Wentt
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338831755
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : es
Pages : 22

Book Description
A celebration of family tradition and natural hair, in this adorable rhyming board book! A la pequeña EJ le hace mucha ilusión acompañar a su mamá y a su abuela por primera vez a la peluquería. Quiere encontrar un peinado especial, pero con tantas opciones... ¿cómo elegir? A los lectores les encantará “probar” peinados junto a EJ, quien se imagina luciendo distintos estilos. ¿Deberá llevar moños, con cintas y lazos? ¿O mechones que le hagan cosquillas? Por suerte, su mamá está allí para alentarla: “Tu pelo [...] es rizado como las nubes allá arriba. ¡Es hermoso con cualquier estilo que elijas!”Little EJ is so excited to join her mom and grandmommy for her first-ever trip to the hair salon. She wants to find a special hair style. But with so many options... how can she choose? Readers will love “trying on” hair styles alongside EJ, as she imagines herself in a variety of styles. Should she try afro puffs, with ribbons and bows? Or twisty spirals that tickle her nose? Luckily, Mommy is there to offer reassurance: “Your hair is curly, like clouds in the sky. It’s beautiful no matter which style you try!”

The Black Woman's Guide to Beautiful Hair

Author: Lisa Akbari
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781570719059
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
A complete program for improving and maintaining the health of your hair - Identify your hair type and find the products that match - How to shampoo and condition for the best hair possible - How best to use your dryer and keep your hair healthy and strong - How to take care of your scalp to prevent itching, flaking and dryness - How to manage new growth and comb your hair without pulling or pain - and, how to get the best from your salon and stylist

Beauty in a Box

Author: Cheryl Thompson
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1771123605
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442

Book Description
One of the first transnational, feminist studies of Canada’s black beauty culture and the role that media, retail, and consumers have played in its development, Beauty in a Box widens our understanding of the politics of black hair. The book analyzes advertisements and articles from media—newspapers, advertisements, television, and other sources—that focus on black communities in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary. The author explains the role local black community media has played in the promotion of African American–owned beauty products; how the segmentation of beauty culture (i.e., the sale of black beauty products on store shelves labelled “ethnic hair care”) occurred in Canada; and how black beauty culture, which was generally seen as a small niche market before the 1970s, entered Canada’s mainstream by way of department stores, drugstores, and big-box retailers. Beauty in a Box uses an interdisciplinary framework, engaging with African American history, critical race and cultural theory, consumer culture theory, media studies, diasporic art history, black feminism, visual culture, film studies, and political economy to explore the history of black beauty culture in both Canada and the United States.

Arts Based Research

Author: Tom Barone
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1412982472
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Designed to be used as both a class text and a resource for researchers and practitioners, Arts Based Research provides a framework for those who seek to broaden the domain of qualitative inquiry in the social sciences by incorporating the arts as forms that represent human knowing.