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Trauma, tresses & truth, untangling our hair through personal narratives, edited by Lyzette Wanzer

eng

Includes bibliographical references

contains biographical information

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Trauma, tresses & truth

bibliography

edited by Lyzette Wanzer

untangling our hair through personal narratives

"Black women continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. From grammar and high schools to corporate boardrooms and military squadrons, Black and Afro Latina natural hair continues to confound, transfix, and enrage members of White American society. Why, in 2022, is this still the case? Why have we not moved beyond that perennial racist emblem? And why are women so disproportionately affected? Why does our hair become most palatable when it capitulates, and has been subjugated, to resemble Caucasian features as closely as possible? Who or what is responsible for the web of supervision and surveillance of our hair? Who in our society gets to author the prevailing constitution of professional appearance? Particularly relevant during this time of emboldened White supremacy, racism, and provocative othering, this work explores how writing about one of the still-remaining systemic biases in schools, academia, and corporate America might lead to greater understanding and respect."--Publisher

Part I: A critical lens -- The ancient / Iris Crawford -- Toward decolonizing our roots / Lyzette Wanzer, MFA -- The swiftness Black women know / Dr. Regis Fox -- Black women maneuvering nappy / Judy Juanita -- Black hair matters: Teaching and living race amid civil strife / Dr. Shatima Jenique Jones -- Natural's not in it: Black women's hair in majority White professional settings / Margalynne Armstrong, JD -- Part II: The pilgrimage -- Peinate el pelo / Carmen Bardeguez-Brown -- Hair politics: An Afro Puerto Rican womyn's untangled narrative / Dr. Bárbara Isalisse Abadía-Rexach -- Naturally: A hair journey to African and beyond / Kim Coleman Foote -- Another layer of our freedom / Lyndsey Ellis, MFA -- 'Fro fatigue and other 4C woes / Dr. Adrienne Danyelel Oliver -- Part III: Intimate encounters -- Solstice in solidified sugar / Dr. Raina León -- Pelo liso y pelo malo: My mother and me / MK Chavez -- Self-care and sanctuary in Black women's salons / Sr. Sherry Johnson -- My locs, her locs: Our personal journey / Sulma Arzu-Brown -- My curls, my crown / Dr. Priscilla Ferreira -- Part IV: The unshackled chronicles -- Yo soy parte Dominicana, yo soy Black, yo soy misma! / Tyrice Brown, MA -- Power struggle / Jasmine Hawkins, MA -- In the kitchen / Jewelle Gomez, MS -- Beauty is pain: A hairstory / Kelechi Ubozoh -- Hair chronicles of an Afro Puerto Rican / Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa -- Turning the lens rightside up / Lyzette Wanzer, MFA

Trauma, tresses and truth