The Black Beauty Activist

Dr. Tameka and her guest, Samantha Dixon Slawter, Operator of Styles by SD Ltd, and Co-founder of The Black Beauty Culture Association of Nova Scotia, discuss the beauty culture in Canada.

Book Recommended by Samantha
Science of Black Hair
https://www.amazon.com/Science-Black-Hair-Comprehensive-Textured/dp/0984518428

Hair Story
https://www.amazon.com/Hair-Story-Untangling-Roots-America/dp/1250046572/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_2/145-3315246-3688541?pd_rd_w=oZ0rR&content-id=amzn1.sym.c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_p=c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_r=2F43KDA3X9XN16CN63RR&pd_rd_wg=630qE&pd_rd_r=5597dbd3-e3b3-4186-b32a-a2212a645f3d&pd_rd_i=1250046572&psc=1

Styling Jim Crow
https://www.amazon.com/Styling-Jim-Crow-American-Segregation/dp/1585442445/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JK307JDSOUZ9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.g8B2gLvYulnEamq9lZoZPPzq8H1o9W3mdpqVe9eqW4HGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BwLrZh4zVGjKe8Mp523Bo7WB_GZ1zfBtlz0PVGB3icQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=styling+jim+crow&qid=1721869176&s=books&sprefix=styling+jim+crow%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1

Milady Natural Hair Braiding
https://www.amazon.com/Milady-Standard-Natural-Hair-Braiding/dp/1133693687/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BKXP5L8EKMJ7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yjTLE2tTVz2e7SvuSQ0BCw.uOkqJ4LMAHrOzm0mF-uobFoIejoZB4s4WGMoDg2dA3k&dib_tag=se&keywords=mylady+book+textured+hair&qid=1721869240&s=books&sprefix=mylady+book+textured+hair%2Cstripbooks%2C78&sr=1-1

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Stay Connected with Samantha
https://www.blackbeautyculture.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/styles-by-sd-577ba633/
https://www.facebook.com/samantha.slawter.9

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Book Dr. Tameka for your next event
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Buy Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568

Buy Dr. Tameka's book, TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair
https://bookshop.org/p/books/textures-the-history-and-art-of-black-hair-tameka-ellington/14508491?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwzIK1BhAuEiwAHQmU3vqZ-jAEvEKIImhX16KIgiU5T2qZKJvw2-H2PHQEX2e50XakxeDochoClT4QAvD_BwE

Dr. Tameka will have the honor of speaking to Lindy Peavy, Founder of Cultured Curves and winner of the Luxe Style Magazine Best Writer Award for her new book, "The Cultured Curves Guide to Style for Mature Curvy Women."

Purchase Linda's Book
https://www.culturedcurves.com/book/

For grant writing assistance from Linda
https://lipav.com/about/the-owner/

Stay Connected with Linda
https://www.instagram.com/lindampeavy/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/lipav
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindapeavy/

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Book Dr. Tameka for your next event
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Buy Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568

Dr. Tameka and her guest, Camille Genise, Co-Founder of the FELOH Beauty App and Entrepreneur in Residence at Jumpstart Inc., will discuss her inclusive beauty app, upcoming CROWN Act Day Experience, and the critically important petition to pass the Ohio CROWN Act.
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Stay in the know...

Register for the FELOH CROWN Act Day Experience
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crown-day-beauty-experience-tickets-935911786347

Sign the Ohio CROWN Act Petition
https://www.change.org/p/end-hair-texture-and-hairstyle-discrimination-in-ohio?source_location=search

Read about the status of the Ohio CROWN Act
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/06/13/bill-banning-discrimination-of-natural-hair-in-k-12-schools-passes-in-ohio-house/#:~:text=Columbus%2C%20Cleveland%20Heights%2C%20Akron%2C,Act%20at%20the%20local%20level.
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Stay connected with Camille Genise, FELOH, and Tastemakers United
https://www.facebook.com/caheard
https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-genise-68906518a/
https://www.instagram.com/tastemakersunited/
https://www.instagram.com/felohapp/
https://feloh.com/
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Stay connected with Dr. Tameka 
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Book Dr. Tameka for your next event
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By Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568

In honor of stepping into the season of Juneteenth, Dr. Tameka and her guest, Beverly Lloyd (aka Mama Awan) of the Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers, discuss the importance of keeping Black stories and traditions alive.

Connect with The Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers
https://www.clevelandstorytellers.org/
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Buy Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568
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During our episode, technology let us down, and we unfortunately missed the full story that Mama Awan was telling us. She so graciously shared it with me and now I share it with you... 

"The Roof of Leaves” by Donna Washington ( retold by Mama Awan)

Long ago in the Congo there was a man and woman in love who loved one another. They got married and everyone in the village built them a beautiful house with a beautiful roof made of beautiful green leaves. They were so happy and so in love.

But one morning they were in a bad mood and began to argue . They argued so much that they forgot they were in love. They forgot they were happy. The husband ran out of the house and tore up the first thing he saw. It was the roof. He began tearing the leaves off the roof! He forgot that when a person tears all the leaves from the roof it means, “I divorce you! I no longer wish to live under the same roof as you.” The wife came outside and watched her husband tearing off the leaves. She saw how angry he was and remembered how sweet he could be. But she said, I won’t say anything because people will think I started the argument. I’ll wait for my husband to speak first. 

People began to come and see what the husband was doing. He began taking the leaves down slower and slower because he realized he did not want a divorce. But everyone was looking and he thought- if I stop, everyone will think it’s my fault. I’ll wait for my wife to say something. So he continued pulling the leaves slowly. Everyone in the village looked at the man looked at the woman, looked back at the man looked at the woman, but they said nothing because they did not want to come between the man and the woman, but they were very sad because they knew they loved each other.

It was pure silence except for the wrestling of the leaves. Suddenly, the wife spoke, and everybody jumped. "Husband these are the dirty leaves on the ground, and the rest on the roof are fine. Come and go with me to wash the leaves in the river." The man was confused. He didn’t know what to do. The wife repeated, "I said these other dirty leaves on
the ground let us go and wash them in the river."  And she started picking up leaves and did not turn around to see if he was coming with her.  The husband understood and picked up leaves from the ground as well and took them down to the river together and they wash them and laid them out to dry. They even went swimming while they laid the leaves out to dry. Then they went home and put the leaves back on the roof in the village. Many wives went home and begin to tell their husband about their dirty leaves and they wash their leaves and put them back together. I don’t know if it happened again, but it happened that day. We can all remember that no matter what... we can always wash the dirty leaves."

*Happy Juneteenth Everybody!*

Dr. Tameka and her guest, therapist, Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka discuss the deep connection Black women have to their hair and how that connection may be impacting their mental health. They also discussed her new book, "Laid to the Side: Disrupting the Silence of Black Girl's Hair Stories in School."
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Stay connected to Dr. Afiya on Instagram on all her sights 
@dr_Afiya
@psychohairapy
@laidtotheside

Buy Ad. Afiya's book 
https://www.amazon.com/Laid-Side-Disrupting-Silence-Stories/dp/B0CXG4QZ1C
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Stay connected with Dr. Tameka 
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Buy Dr. Tameka's personal development books on Amazon  
"Make Fear Your Superpower: 9 Heroic Strategies to Ignite the Best Version of You"
"Your Superpower Workbook"

By Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568

Dr. Tameka and her guest, artist Chesley Antoinette, discuss her ground breaking exhibition "Tignon," and her career as a fiber sculptor focusing on telling the story of Black women through art.

Learn all about the historic Tignon Law enacted by Governor Don Estevan Miro of New Orleans in 1786  to discriminate against enslaved and freed African women. The law was meant to dampen the beauty of African women, but the very opposite happened! 
https://www.nps.gov/ethnography/aah/aaheritage/frenchama.htm#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20tignon%20decree,they%20were%20enslaved%20or%20not.

Check out the exhibition Dr. Tameka curated at the Massillon Museum. 
https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2024-04-05/fabric-connects-artists-africa-and-homegoing-book-in-massillon-show
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Follow Chesley on Instagram @chesleyantoinette
Check out her work https://cantoinettestudios.com/home.html
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You can walk into almost any professional space and one of the first things you’ll notice is the lack of diversity amongst the employees and administration. In almost every professional discipline there is  a lack of diversity amongst those involved, especially those who have decision-making power is a challenge. Museum are some  of the most segregated spaces. Dr. Tameka and her guest, Executive Director of the Massillon Museum, Alex Coon will discuss the diversity missing in museums and what can be done to combat these issues.
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Check out the exhibition Dr. Tameka curated at the Massillon Museum. 
https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2024-04-05/fabric-connects-artists-africa-and-homegoing-book-in-massillon-show
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Follow Alex on Instagram @museumgrrrl
Follow the Massillon Museum on Instagram @massmu
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Dr. Tameka and her guest, NAACP Akron Chapter President, Judi Hill, discuss the hardships and triumphs of the 10 year legacy of leadership she has created. Tap into the show to glean from this amazing woman leader. 

Stay Connected with President Judi Hill and the Akron NAACP.  
https://www.naacpakron.org/contact-3

If you would like to join your local NAACP click the link below. 
https://naacp.org/join-naacp/become-member

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Stay connected with Dr. Tameka 
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Buy Dr. Tameka's personal and professional development books on Amazon  
"Make Fear Your Superpower: 9 Heroic Strategies to Ignite the Best Version of You"
"Your Superpower Workbook"

Check out my Be the GOAT professional development book for the student in your life!  

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Dr. Tameka and her guest, Radiology student, Angela Udongwo, discuss the ground breaking research she is working on involving x-ray discrepancies caused by a lack of knowledge about Black hair. Black people still face health disparities at every turn, who would have thought that our hair would be a factor in that. 
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Stay connected with Angela.
IG @angelaudongwo

Watch Angela on Fox News discussing her work
https://www.fox29.com/video/1310715

Angela in the media
https://afrotech.com/temple-medical-student-black-hairstyles-research-project
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Stay connected with Dr. Tameka 
https://linktr.ee/drtamekaellington

Buy Dr. Tameka's personal development books on Amazon  
"Make Fear Your Superpower: 9 Heroic Strategies to Ignite the Best Version of You"
"Your Superpower Workbook"

By Dr. Tameka's book, "Black Hair in a White World"
https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-hair-in-a-white-world-tameka-n-ellington/19039637?ean=9781606354568

Dr. Tameka and her guest, Dani Ellison, Transformational Coach discuss Black women breaking the cycle of maternal abuse. Toxic mothers/maternal figures often destroy the lives of their children.  You can move beyond that abuse and heal your inner child to become the healthy fully functioning person you deserve to be. Dani can help you do that. 

Work with Dani Ellison
ellisonink.com

Stay Connected with Dani Ellison
linkedin.com/in/ellisonink
[email protected]

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Books to help you heal
"Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life" by Susan Forward 
"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents" Paperback by Lindsay C. Gibson 
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Stay connected with Dr. Tameka 
https://linktr.ee/drtamekaellington

Buy Dr. Tameka's personal development books on Amazon  
"Make Fear Your Superpower: 9 Heroic Strategies to Ignite the Best Version of You"
"Your Superpower Workbook"