Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair

Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair
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Publisher: Francois Attadedji
Total Pages: 97
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To respect and protect the privacy of the black women he interviewed, the author chose not to disclose locations, names, and personal information in the book. He hopes you understand. The author saw something in black women from all over the world to include in Africa, in Asia, in America, in Australia, in Europe, even in Antarctica that caught his attention. No matter where black women resided on the planet, no matter where they were from, they wore the same hair, the same fake hair. So, he decided to write a book about it. He titled the book: Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair. He believes that it is not possibly what you think, as it provides answers from black women themselves. First, he wanted to make it clear that he is not against black women wearing different hair that is not their own, such as, weaves, extension, braids, wigs. This book is born from his curiosity and ambition to explore and discover those reasons. Second, he has his own opinions about these reasons. He could have just written this book and state what he believes those reasons are. Moreover, he could have released what his thoughts are. Instead of doing so, he decided that it would be wiser and smarter to not just write about what his own points of views were. He said to himself, “Why not go and ask black women about their hair? Why not go after the truth?” Such truths can only be told and provided by black women themselves. He asserts that women who wear wigs, extensions, weaves, and braids may not like their own hair. Finally, he decided to interview one hundred black women from different locations around the world to find out the reasons why they don’t wear their natural God-given hair. In fact, he received one hundred answers from one hundred black women he met and interviewed. He then combined their answers into twenty-three interviews in this book as many of the answers were the same. He believes this book may not cover all of the reasons why black women wear different hair. In contrast, he believes, the reader will be surprised to discover a variety of reasons why they don’t wear their natural hair. He welcomes you to sit back, relax, and enjoy his interactions with these women.

Many Reasons Why Black Women Don't Wear Their Own Hair

Many Reasons Why Black Women Don't Wear Their Own Hair
Author: Francois Attadedji
Publisher:
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2018-06-22
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ISBN: 9781983158407

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They are many reasons why black women wear different hair. Those reasons are in this book from black women themselves. Those reasons are not what you thought they were. By reading this book, you will learn and discover they were legitimate, valuable, and vital reasons why they wear wigs, weaves, extensions, and braids. Those reasons will surely clear any perceptions and assumptions you may had about black women wearing those hair. Before I started writing this book, my preconceived notions as to why black women did not wear their natural hair, was wide-ranging. Below were what I believed:* They are ashamed of their own hair * They are not proud of their own hair * They do not look presentable with their own hair * They do not like their own God-given hair * They do not feel beautiful enough with their own hair * They are not attractive with their own hair * They do not enjoy their own hairSince I had quite a few assumptions (which may or may not be true), I started looking for ways to know the truth about black women and their dislike of their natural hair. I finally came up with an idea to interview a sample of black women and get the facts instead of sticking to my assumptions. After my interactions with many black women from different continents, countries, and cities, I decided to write this book to give an opportunity to other people to read about my findings that reveal a variety of answers to my burning questions. I hope you read it, learn from it, and comprehend the many reasons why black women choose not to wear their hair. This book may not cover all those reasons but all the answers in it were real and from black women themselves.You will be surprised to discover a variety of reasons why they don't wear their natural hair.

Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair

Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair
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Publisher: Francois Attadedji
Total Pages: 58
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The author saw something in black women from all over the world to include in Africa, in Asia, in America, in Australia, in Europe, even in Antarctica that caught his attention. No matter where black women resided on the planet, no matter where they were from, they wore the same hair, the same fake hair. So, he decided to write a book about it. He titled the book: Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Hair. He believes that it is not possibly what you think, as it provides answers from black women themselves. First, he wanted to make it clear that he is not against black women wearing different hair that is not their own, such as, weaves, extension, braids, wigs. This book is born from his curiosity and ambition to explore and discover those reasons. Second, he has his own opinions about these reasons. He could have just written this book and state what he believes those reasons are. Moreover, he could have released what his thoughts are. Instead of doing so, he decided that it would be wiser and smarter to not just write about what his own points of views were. He said to himself, “Why not go and ask black women about their hair? Why not go after the truth?” Such truths can only be told and provided by black women themselves. He asserts that women who wear wigs, extensions, weaves, and braids may not like their own hair. Finally, he decided to interview one hundred black women from different locations around the world to find out the reasons why they don’t wear their natural God-given hair. In fact, he received one hundred answers from one hundred black women he met and interviewed. He then combined their answers into twenty-three interviews in this book as many of the answers were the same. He believes this book may not cover all of the reasons why black women wear different hair. In contrast, he believes, the reader will be surprised to discover a variety of reasons why they don’t wear their natural hair. He welcomes you to sit back, relax, and enjoy his interactions with these women.

Hair Matters

Hair Matters
Author: Ingrid Banks
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2000
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 081471336X

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Contains primary source material.

Don't Touch My Hair!

Don't Touch My Hair!
Author: Sharee Miller
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316484083

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An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she's chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens...until, finally, Aria has had enough! Author-illustrator Sharee Miller takes the tradition of appreciation of black hair to a new, fresh, level as she doesn't seek to convince or remind young readers that their curls are beautiful--she simply acknowledges black beauty while telling a fun, imaginative story.

Hair Story

Hair Story
Author: Ayana Byrd
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002-01-12
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780312283223

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A history of the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of black hair - from 15th century Africa to present-day US - this fascinating book is an entertaining look at the intersection of the personal, political and popular aspects of hair styles, tracing a unique aspect of black American history. An entertaining and concise survey... A book that successfully balances popular appeal with historical accuracy' - Publishers Weekly 'Impressive work of cultural history' - Book Page 'Comprehensive and colourful' - Essence'

You Don't Look Like a Lawyer

You Don't Look Like a Lawyer
Author: Tsedale M. Melaku
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2019-04-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1538107937

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You Don't Look Like a Lawyer: Black Women and Systemic Gendered Racism highlights how race and gender create barriers to recruitment, professional development, and advancement to partnership for black women in elite corporate law firms. Utilizing narratives of black female lawyers, this book offers a blend of accessible theory to benefit any reader willing to learn about the underlying challenges that lead to their high attrition rates. Drawing from narratives of black female lawyers, their experiences center around gendered racism and are embedded within institutional practices at the hands of predominantly white men. In particular, the book covers topics such as appearance, white narratives of affirmative action, differences and similarities with white women and black men, exclusion from social and professional networking opportunities and lack of mentors, sponsors and substantive training. This book highlights the often-hidden mechanisms elite law firms utilize to perpetuate and maintain a dominant white male system. Weaving the narratives with a critical race analysis and accessible writing, the reader is exposed to this exclusive elite environment, demonstrating the rawness and reality of black women’s experiences in white spaces. Finally, we get to hear the voices of black female lawyers as they tell their stories and perspectives on working in a highly competitive, racialized and gendered environment, and the impact it has on their advancement and beyond.

Me, My Hair, and I

Me, My Hair, and I
Author: Elizabeth Benedict
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1616205431

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“[A] splendid collection . . . By turns wry, tender, pointed, and laugh-out-loud funny.” —Publishers Weekly “Untangles the many truths about hair, and the lives we lead underneath it.” —Pamela Druckerman, author of Bringing Up Bébé Ask a woman about her hair, and she just might tell you the story of her life. Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world. Surprising, insightful, frequently funny, and always forthright, the essays in Me, My Hair, and I are reflections and revelations about every aspect of women’s lives from family, race, religion, and motherhood to culture, health, politics, and sexuality. They take place in African American kitchens, at Hindu Bengali weddings, and inside Hasidic Jewish homes. The conversation is intimate and global at once. Layered into these reminiscences are tributes to influences throughout history: Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, the Grateful Dead, and Botticelli’s Venus. The long and the short of it is that our hair is our glory—and our nemesis, our history, our self-esteem, our joy, our mortality. Every woman knows that many things in life matter more than hair, but few bring as much pleasure as a really great hairdo.

Same Family, Different Colors

Same Family, Different Colors
Author: Lori L. Tharps
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0807076791

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Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Colorism and color bias—the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the color of their skin—is a pervasive and damaging but rarely openly discussed phenomenon. In this unprecedented book, Lori L. Tharps explores the issue in African American, Latino, Asian American, and mixed-race families and communities by weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis. The result is a compelling portrait of the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Tharps, the mother of three mixed-race children with three distinct skin colors, uses her own family as a starting point to investigate how skin-color difference is dealt with. Her journey takes her across the country and into the lives of dozens of diverse individuals, all of whom have grappled with skin-color politics and speak candidly about experiences that sometimes scarred them. From a Latina woman who was told she couldn’t be in her best friend’s wedding photos because her dark skin would “spoil” the pictures, to a light-skinned African American man who spent his entire childhood “trying to be Black,” Tharps illuminates the complex and multifaceted ways that colorism affects our self-esteem and shapes our lives and relationships. Along with intimate and revealing stories, Tharps adds a historical overview and a contemporary cultural critique to contextualize how various communities and individuals navigate skin-color politics. Groundbreaking and urgent, Same Family, Different Colors is a solution-seeking journey to the heart of identity politics, so that this more subtle “cousin to racism,” in the author’s words, will be exposed and confronted.

Hair Raising

Hair Raising
Author: Noliwe M. Rooks
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1996
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780813523125

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We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s. She discusses the ways in which African American women have located themselves in their own families, communities, and national culture through beauty advertisements, treatments, and styles. Bringing the story into today's beauty shop, listening to other women talk about braids, Afros, straighteners, and what they mean today to grandmothers, mothers, sisters, friends, and boyfriends, she also talks about her own family and has fun along the way. Hair Raising is that rare sort of book that manages both to entertain and to illuminate its subject.