Tag: Black hair in America
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Coronavirus Doesn’t Care About Your Weave + other Black Hair Headlines
Hello Meltingpot Community, Today is Friday, which means it’s the perfect time to see what’s been going on in the past week or so in the world of Black hair. You know, it just wouldn’t be America without some new Black hair stories splashed across your news feed. Lucky for you, I’m keeping track of…
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Positive Black Hair Headlines from Black-ish, Afro-Sheen and the NAACP
Hello Meltingpot Community, Ever since I wrote the book Hair Story, almost 20 years ago, I have been obsessed with all things Black hair. No joke, I can connect almost any conversation about pop culture in America with Black hair. Seriously, throw something at me and I can bring it back to Black hair. But…
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Diverse News Digest: Black hair, White Babies and IKEA
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Are you ready for your weekly dose of diverse news? This week’s news stories don’t disappoint when it comes to diversity. You may be enraged or inspired by what you read here, but you will most definitely be informed about what is keeping our world colorful. Enjoy! Dreadlocks on the Mat Remember…
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Diverse News Digest
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, which means I’ve gathered some diverse news stories to keep you in the know. Because life doesn’t only happen in black and white. And we all need this kind of information and inspiration to keep our spirits satisfied and our activist agendas on point. So, here’s what we have this…
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MAMP Podcast Episode #7: “The Pain and Beauty” of Black Hair
On episode 7 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Gillian Scott-Ward. In 2013, Gillian was a psychologist working at Barnard College. But when she decided to go natural, her whole world changed. On the show, we discuss how Gillian went from college psychologist to award-winning filmmaker with her debut film, Back…
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Declaring War on Black Hair Ignorance Starts Now
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Welcome to the first full week of Black History Month 2019. Over the years, I’ve had a lot to say about Black History Month and have tried to celebrate it in different ways. There were also years I wanted to boycott Black History Month, because I believed separating Black history from American…
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Black Hair Story #87: Wrestling While Black
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s the last Friday of the month. That means it’s time for a Black hair story. Unfortunately, it’s not a happy one. This week’s Black hair story is another example of white people oppressing Black hair. It was a week ago today, when a video surfaced of a high school wrestler named…
