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Project Good is a social impact podcast interviewing experts and advocates about the pressing problems that we face globally and hearing how they suggest we move forward in the future.
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Episode summary: Black hair with its curls, kinks, and texture has been controversial throughout history, needing to be controlled, stopped, or changed. In this episode Black Hair is examined from a point of practicality and love. The complex feeling that both Black and non-Black people feel towards Black hair are questioned in celebration of the theme for Black History 2022, Health and Wellness.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Structure of Black Hair [5:44]
- Educating Non-Black People [14:18]
- Making a Difference Regarding Black Hair [21:42]
- Teaching Black and Mixed Children to Love their hair [23:52]
- Black Haircare Industry [36:12]
- Hair Equity and the Crown Act [40:33]
- Everyone’s Benefit [46:06]
- Unsung Heroes of Black Hair [52:28]
Quote:
“If my earning potential is connected to my textured hair, which comes naturally out of my head, meaning my natural hair, and it relegates me to a $ 10-hour job, that's horrible for the rest of my life.”
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The CROWN Act & transforming the rules of professionalism around Black hair
Braids, locs, twists or Bantu knots
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