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tophat8855's review against another edition
5.0
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
ashleyholstrom's review
4.0
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.
kelamity_reads's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
An interesting and informative read that's sometimes repetitive and might often feel dry if you're not a fan of academic writing.
The version I read covered the 2000s as well.
The version I read covered the 2000s as well.
glendareads39's review
5.0
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.
megatsunami's review
4.0
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.
ninnao's review against another edition
5.0
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.
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.
aceofclubs's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible look at Black American history through the lens of hair. Highly recommend.
mglarson29's review against another edition
4.5
Incredible history of Black hair and hairstyles! Sometimes it got repetitive and I found the organization of the information a little confusing.