Black Women's Hair and Untangling Its Cultural Identity

Like most everything about black people in America – especially black women- hair has always been a political issue. Whether a woman chooses to wear their hair natural or have it permed, to wear weave or have it braided, all of these style choices are inextricably tied to black identity. In this episode we hear from Dr. Yaba Blay, a leading professor and ethnographer who specifically researches global black identities with particular attention given to hair and skin color politics.

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