For centuries black communities around the world have created hairstyles that are uniquely their own. These hairstyles span all the way back to the ancient world and continue to weave their way through the social, political and cultural conversations surrounding black identity today. 

Time Stamps:

Introduction Is Hair Part of your identity? (1:00) 

Hairstyles & Connection to African history (6:16) 

Can we truly be our natural selves? (10:11) 

Jobs and Hair,  " I don't go where I feel that I am not wanted" (12:40) 

Microagressions in the workspace + education (14:55)

Hair stories and acceptance of natural beauty (16:00)

History of braids (20:07) 

Sense of community, care and love surrounding hair braiding (24:00) 

Are we conscious of the connection? (25:44)

How do hair trends resurface? (27:00)

We are the heartbeat of American Culture (30:00) 

Cornrows visual similarities to cornfields, duh! (32:53) 

Previous adaptation to false standards of beauty (35:00) 

Inclusive representation of beauty and natural hair in the media (41:00) 

We both had perms! (42:42) 

Natural Hair 60s and 70s (46:00) 

Jeri Curl (50:22)

Freedom and Versatility of our hair (52:50)

Is Hair important to us? (56:40)

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