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...

A little girl proclaims the wonders of her natural hair.

"Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a...

A how to guide for healthy and gorgeous black hair plus and introduction to natural hairstyles Written for mothers of all races who have a child of black or mixed decent, A Parents Guide to Natural Hair Care for Girlsis your ultimate step-by-step guide to caring for your daughters natural hair from birth to early childhood. You will learn the best techniques, products and styles for beautiful and healthy hair, no matter the texture. If you have you...