Solid history of black hair. I’d be interested in the authors' thoughts about the possible future of black hair. Good reading and would recommend to anyone. Listened via hoopla

We get the whole history of Black hair in Africa and beyond, with portraits of hairstyles through the years, and advertisements for Black hair products. We get interviews with tons of men and women about their hair and the implications of wanting “good” hair, hair that’s straight and smooth. We get the story of politics in Black hairstyles. And there’s a chapter in here that’s basically a letter to White people about Black hair and hair routines, and it is perfect.

This is an interesting and enlightening look of black hair in America. Understanding black hair from a cultural perspective is important. I recommended this book.

Very engaging, enjoyable, well-written book going into the history of African-Americans and hair, covering personal, cultural, and business aspects of Black hair. I learned all kinds of interesting new facts (who knew that Jheri of Jheri curl was actually a white guy? But he didn't invent the Jheri curl - he got it from a black inventor.). There were a lot of photos throughout which helped to bring the story alive. I was curious for a little more info in the first chapter, about African hairstyles pre-slave-trade, but this obviously wasn't the focus of the book so they didn't go too in-depth.

Este libro es sensacional. Fundamental para todas las activistas estéticas que han llevado como batuta de guerra el uso del cabello natural y sus peinados como una manifestación folclórica de la identidad étnico-racial africana y del movimiento negro.

Lo he leído para utilizar como un instrumento que me permitirá profundizar mucho más en mis charlas, pero también en mis argumentos por la lucha discriminatoria que hay en el ámbito escolar y laboral.

Del mismo, me lleva a la pregunta, cómo se podría crear una cronología del Black Hair Culture con perspectiva afrolatina? Si bien nuestras influencias son estadounidenses, siempre hay una diferencia que se entrecruza.

Incredible look at Black American history through the lens of hair. Highly recommend.

The chapters were a little unevenly organized at times (revisiting the same chronological history in different parts with focuses on different themes) but it was really interesting nonetheless and I felt like I learned a lot more about how and why Black hair culture is a big deal.