Beauty In a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty
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Dr. Cheryl Thompson Wilfried Laurier University Press, 311 pages, $29.59 2019 In her 1987 essay “Oppressed Hair Puts a Ceiling on the Brain,” writer Alice Walker extolled the beauty of natural hair and ventured that Black women can attain “spiritual liberation” by rejecting straightened, chemically “relaxed” or other hair styles such as extensions or weaves. […]
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Detangling the roots and health risks of hair relaxers
Exploring the history behind black beauty culture, Professor Cheryl Thompson explores the history behind black hair and beauty through a Canadian lens., By The Social
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20+ Inspirational Black Canadians To Know
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Author explores racial stereotypes for Black History Month talk - Newmarket News
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Second edition of “Crépu: Our DNA” showcases the craftsmanship of Black hair – Apartment613
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How to take care of Black hair, from heat damage to breakage - National
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Celebrating 5 Amazing Black Women Making History Today — Newcomer Women's Services
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The Politics of Black Lives: Cheryl Thompson - TIFA
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How the pressure to chemically straighten hair is hurting Black women's health
Beauty in a Box by Cheryl Thompson - Ebook
Detangling the roots and health risks of hair relaxers
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Beauty in a Box – WLU Press