Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's ConsciousnessSubstantive, ethnographically informed research on the politics of Black hair |
Contents
Power Choice and Femininity | 69 |
Black Hair 1990s Style | 139 |
Methods Methodology | 157 |
Defining Black Hair | 171 |
| 185 | |
About the Author | 197 |
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