In this week’s episode Skye & Amanda are joined by their Friends with Fros, Jessica and Meghan, from the podcast, Don’t Worry ‘Bout My Hair. All four women dig deep, as they walk through their journeys to embracing their natural hair. They reference what they’ve learned after their recent reading on the history of Black hair culture and open up about the role that the white gaze has ever played in their depiction of beauty. From hair mishaps they wish they could’ve reversed, to hair discrimination in the workplace, to men’s views on Black women’s hair, they dish all about their quests to unapologetically loving their hair. As healthcare workers at a children’s hospital, Jess & Meghan discuss how they are navigating Black hair in the healthcare system. They let listeners in on how they advocate for their Black patients and their current initiatives to incorporate Black hair care into coping and play at the hospital. 

Books mentioned in this week’s episode are linked to the Black Owned Bookstore: Solid State Books

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America by Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps

This week’s ‘Bout That Action! highlight is: Healthcare for the People

Check out Healthcare for the People on Instagram at: @healthcareforthepeople2020

Book EP: Be sure to stream the songs mentioned in this week’s Book EP playlist on Long Story Short’s Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/user/rz5hp2nppkhd82xmhhoo2euqc?si=olIngYNWSTmbhGqnyK6zgg

Check out this week’s guest on Instagram: Friends with Fros

Friends with Fros podcast: Don’t Worry ‘Bout My Hair 

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