A Black Girl That Can't Braid

A Lil Tiny Bit of Somethin: My Hair Not Done. I Can't Have Any Fun! Oh No!


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Hey, I'm MJ. I like to eat, sleep, and mind my own business all in the comforts of home I don't own. Why are we Black Women so sad when our hair isn't done? It's a feeling that can be indescribable.

 

Links to Articles:

Gaspard, N. (2025, January 22). Healing hair trauma with afrofuturism. PsychoHairapy. https://www.psychohairapy.org/blog/healing-hair-trauma-with-afrofuturism

 

Victoria, K. (2024, May 1). Let’s talk about hair depression. Girls United. https://girlsunited.essence.com/feedback/news/hair-mental-health/

Nasheed, J., Davis, M. A., Jenkins, D., Miller, H., Caramela, S., & Galiher, S. A. (2018, August 9). When black women were required by law to cover their hair. VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/black-womens-hair-illegal-tignon-laws-new-orleans-louisiana/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Black Girl That Can't BraidBy MJ