Episode 01: #Black Lives Matter, Includes #Black Hair

With the recent uprisings around the country, this episode of the HAIRverything Podcast explains how the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is intertwined with the resurgence of the Natural Hair Movement. When we say "Black lives matter," that proclamation extends to the acceptance and respect for our natural characteristics—including our #BlackHair.

Links to Today’s Discussions

#BlackLivesMatter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/

Civil Rights and Natural Hair: https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/

Kathleen Cleaver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUdHf6nqL9U

C.R.O.W.N. Act: https://www.thecrownact.com/about

Brittany Noble: https://www.today.com/style/brittany-noble-was-told-her-natural-hair-was-unprofessional-fired-t146857

Andrew Johnson: https://theundefeated.com/features/the-untold-story-of-wrestler-andrew-johnsons-dreadlocks/

DeAndre Arnold: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/us/barbers-hill-isd-dreadlocks-deandre-arnold-trnd/index.html