Tag: Black hair politics in America
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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…
