Tagged: Natural Hair

The Keys To “Success” Should Not Be Rooted In Anti-Blackness: On Internalized Racism And Despising Black Hair As Access To Employment

• Class Matters / Education / Hair Politics / Intragroup Reflections / Race Matters / Reflections
• July 1, 2016

When Toni Morrison said that racism keeps you from doing your work she was absolutely correct. “The function, the very serious function of racism, is distraction....

From Buzzfeed: Things Women With Natural Hair Are Tired of Hearing

• Intragroup Reflections / N.A.H. Video / Race Matters / Tips from Relando
• November 25, 2014

“It’s amazing that it’s considered revolutionary to wear my hair the way it grows out of my head.”—Tracie Thoms It’s hard enough dealing with the microaggressions...

Re: “Can I touch it?” The Fascination with Natural, African-American Hair

• Hair Politics / N.A.H. Video / Race Matters / Reflections
• July 25, 2011

 “Your hair is so neat”. “Can I touch it?” When I walked into work this morning, one of the students I worked with showed me an interesting...