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Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories

Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories

Harris, Juliette
Johnson, Pamela
Shange, Ntozake

Paperback

Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 0671047566
ISBN13: 9780671047566
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: Feb 1 2002
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
In this outstanding volume (Boston Herald) that ought to be at the top of everyone's must-read list (Essence), Black women and men evocatively explore what could make a smart woman ignore doctor's orders; what could get a hardworking employee fired from her job; what could get a black woman in hot water with her white boyfriend? In a word: hair.In a society where beauty standards can be difficult if not downright unobtainable for many Black women, the issue of hair is a major one. Now, in this evocative and fascinating collection of essays, poems, excerpts, and more, Tenderheaded speaks to the personal, political, and cultural meaning of Black hair. From A'​Leila Perry Bundles, the great-granddaughter of hair care pioneer Madam C.J. Walker celebrating her ancestor's legacy, to an art historian exploring the moving ways in which Black hair has been used to express Yoruba spirituality, to renowned activist Angela Davis questioning how her message of revolution got reduced to a hairstyle, Tenderheaded is as rich and diverse as the children of the African diaspora. With works from authors including Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, bell hooks, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and more, this remarkable array of writings and images (Publishers Weekly) will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

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