Black Crowns: The Politics of Hair Within Black Communities

Black Crowns: The Politics of Hair Within Black Communities

WHEN: Wednesday, March 3 @ 5 p.m.

 

Dr. Monique Liston moderates a discussion with scholar-activist and cultural consultant Dr. Yaba Blay about the politics of identity and skin color, the decriminalization of Black hair, and the role of white supremacy in sustaining unequal institutional norms of acceptability.

Moderated by Dr. Monique Liston

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