Black culture – Breakthrough U.S.

Back Hair Matters And Cultivates Joy

A conversation about Black hair and Black joy with Dr. Kari Williams, a passionate hair stylist and Trichologist.

A Look Back at Representation in 2020: 8 Ways Black Hair Matters

Today, Black women are loving their hair unapologetically. We are creating and buying our own products from brands made “By and for Us.” Black hair is a story of resilience and the story has continued as a key topic of conversation throughout 2020. Yes, our twist outs, fros and low cuts are taking center stage as a representation of independence and strength. And yet, centuries of race-based hair discrimination has sparked the saying, “Black hair is not just hair.” Why?

MCNP: Children of Incarcerated Parents

Founder of We Got Us Now, Ebony Underwood, shares the ways in which mass incarceration continues to be ignored throughout American history and how this topic intersects with the significance of Black hair.