Dissertation Reading List

Black Hair History Timeline

Textured Hair Reading and Education

Reading List For Black/Textured hair and state of the industry

Language of harm

1. Reddit. "R/Askwomen - Black Women,What Has Been Your Experience Going to a White Hair Salon or Having a White Hair Dresser?" Reddit. Accessed May 12, 2022. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/7de1wq/black_womenwhat_has_been_your_experience_going_to/
2. Hepburn, Samantha. "Tweet." Twitter. Twitter, n.d. Accessed May 11, 2022. https://twitter.com/saedhepburn
3. Abraham, Tameka. "I'm a Black Woman Who Is Still Afraid That Non-BIPOC Stylists Won't Understand My Hair." Coveteur. Last modified November 10, 2021. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://coveteur.com/2020/11/03/natural-curls-hair-salon-experience/
4. Anonymous. In Hair Salons, Racial Segregation Never Really Ended: Stop saying you don't know how to do Black hair and say what you mean: You don't want to do Black hair. JUN 11,2020 https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/hair/a32823733/hair-salon-racial-segregation-essay/
5. Cargle, Rachel. "Rachel Elizabeth Cargle on Instagram: 'Re: @Thedrybar ..." Instagram. Last modified 2020. Accessed November 8, 2021. https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3saLln7rW/.
6. Starks, Sierra Leone. "Stylists across America Are (Finally) Getting Schooled in Black Hair." Allure. Last modified July 19, 2022. Accessed January 23, 2023. https://www.allure.com/story/hairstylists-curly-kinky-hair-training.
7. Marsh, Natasha. Could 2021 Be the Year That Hairstylists Are Required to Be Well-Versed in Textured Hair? November 17, 2020 https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/textured-hair-beauty-school-education-47972104
8. Lord, Jennifer. Textured Education Now. https://texturededucationnow.com/what-we-do
9. Stewart, Dodai. "Woman Denied Service at JC Penney Salon for Having Black Hair." Jezebel. Jezebel, June 21, 2013. Last modified June 21, 2013. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://jezebel.com/woman-denied-service-at-jc-penney-salon-for-having-blac-5070932
10. Weatherford, Ashley. "Why Do My Salon Visits Cost More Because I'm Black?" The Cut. The Cut, November 19, 2014. Last modified November 19, 2014. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://www.thecut.com/2014/10/why-do-my-haircuts-cost-more-because-im-black.html
11. Staff, DiversityInc. "Aveda Charges Black Woman with Natural Hair a 'Texture Fee'." DiversityInc. Last modified March 22, 2022. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://www.diversityinc.com/aveda-charges-black-woman-with-natural-hair-a-texture-fee/
12. Press, Associated. "Store Accused of Charging More for 'Black Hair'." NBCNews.com. NBCUniversal News Group, May 31, 2005. Last modified May 31, 2005. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8049156.
13. Bryant, Taylor. "Salons Are Charging Extra Fees for 'Textured' Hair. Black Women Have Had Enough." Glamour. Last modified October 24, 2019. Accessed March 23, 2022. https://www.glamour.com/story/natural-hair-tax-salons.
14. Evans, Erin E. "Minneapolis Stylist Calls Black Woman's Natural Hair an 'Animal That Cannot Be Tamed'." Mic. Mic, June 16, 2016. Last modified June 16, 2016. Accessed March 24, 2022. https://www.mic.com/articles/146412/minneapolis-stylist-calls-black-woman-s-natural-hair-an-animal-that-cannot-be-tamed.
15. Velasco, Pia. "Learning to Embrace My Natural Hair as an Afro-Latina Was a Bumpy Road." HelloGiggles. Last modified September 14, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://hellogiggles.com/embracing-natural-hair-afro-latina/.
16. Italie, Leanne. Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide. AP News, July 28, 2020. https://apnews.com/article/ma-state-wire-race-and-ethnicity-ca-state-wire-tx-state-wire-discrimination-0a6fb769b14c7f33050ea4c1e5104b9
17. Valenti, Lauren. The Hairstyling Industry Has a Racism Problem, and It Starts With Beauty School July 8, 2020 https://www.vogue.com/article/hairstyling-industry-racism-bias-beauty-cosmetology-school-salons-red-carpet
18. Booker, Kristin. "Should Hairstylists Be Trained to Work with All Hair Textures?" Allure. Last modified February 1, 2021. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.allure.com/story/should-hairstylist-training-all-hair-textures.
19. Khan, Aina J., Brinkhurst-Cuff. U.K. Salon Industry Long Underserved Black Clients. It's Vowing to Change That. Aug. 11, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/world/europe/uk-black-hair.html?searchResultPosition=1
20. Di Donato, Jill. Separate But Not Equal: Racial Bias In Salon Culture. September 16, 2021. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/racial-bias-salons-black-hair_l_5e5d45fec5b63aaf8f5b199d
21. Starks, Sierra Leone. Hair Salons Are Still One of the Most Segregated Spaces in America JAN 25, 2021 https://www.byrdie.com/hair-salons-are-still-segregated-5074168
22. Mroczkowski, Alice. "Eight Initiatives Aimed at Improving Inclusivity at Hair Salons." Beauty Independent. Last modified September 2, 2020. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.beautyindependent.com/eight-initiatives-improving-inclusivity-hair-salons/
23. Borgman, Anna. "When It Comes to Their Hair, Blacks, Whites Often Part Ways." The Washington Post. WP Company, August 25, 1996. Last modified August 25, 1996. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/08/25/when-it-comes-to-their-hair-blacks-whites-often-part-ways/744dde5e-1a7a-4c32-a428-2824bb0a79c2/.
24. Frazer-Carroll, Micha. Hair discrimination is intertwined with racism. Let's follow California, and ban it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/08/hair-discrimination-racism-california-ban
25. https://coveteur.com/2020/11/03/natural-curls-hair-salon-experience/
    

Black Hair is not just hair

1. Mullen, Caitlin. "Black Women's Hair Choices Can Affect Their Job Chances, Study Says." Bizjournals.com. Last modified August 24, 2020. Accessed March 24, 2022. https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2020/08/black-womens-hair-choices-can-affect-their-job.html?page=all.
2. Bates, Karen Grigsby. "New Evidence Shows There's Still Bias against Black Natural Hair." NPR. NPR, February 6, 2017. Last modified February 6, 2017. Accessed March 24, 2022. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/06/512943035/new-evidence-shows-theres-still-bias-against-black-natural-hair.
3. Stein, Chelsea. "MSU Research Exposes Discrimination against Black Women with Natural Hair." Eli Broad College of Business | Michigan State University. Last modified September 17, 2020. Accessed March 24, 2022. https://broad.msu.edu/news/msu-research-exposes-discrimination-against-black-women-with-natural-hair/.

Amazon reading list

https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AHXQLPBA5U73ZEKDWK4VPB3T5QCQ

Instagram Textured Hair Education

• @allhairacademy
• Chrystal L runs All Hair Academy, she has a free private Facebook community you can join, and also an online mastermind course that includes business, finances, diversity training as well as textured hair techniques. I've watched a short sample technique video from Chrystal, and she is a great teacher!
• @texturevsrace is @KeyaNeal 's organization dedicated
• To helping people understand that hair is a fabric and not a race,
• to deconstructing biases and stereotypes surrounding curly, coily, natural hair through exposure and education.
• They host town hall events as well as education summits and tons of online education in hair cutting, styling, coloring techniques, as well as anti-racism work.
• I've taken a number of Keya's classes and loved each of them, I also participated in the virtual version of the 2020 Texture Vs. Race Summit, and learned a ton! Keya fosters a safe space for real talk and a community of open-minded folx

• @KingDomOfCurls @k18hair ambassador, @texturevsrace Artist, Curl Crew Pop Up, RëZo Master Global Educator, RëZo Master Designer Platform Texture Educator/Artist
         @CorinthianCarouthers
• Corinthian is one of my favorite educators on this list, she has a free YouTube channel, and also easy to access online education with digital workbooks and progress trackers.
• Her Texture on Texture Styling course comes with Adah here and is the only place I had previously been able to find a truly textured hair mannequin online. I looked like crazy a few years back and only found mannequins with curly perms on smooth textured hair. However, I think Pivot Point has since released a whole series of textured hair mannequins which is great.
• Corinthian is a beauty school owner and educator so her courses are easy to follow and really well designed. They are also incredibly reasonably priced.
• @CutItKinky
• Cut it Kinky is tight curl education that comes in the form of a hybrid digital class and hands-on immersive workshop for those desiring to become curl specialists.
• They also have a just-released Tight Curl Manual called Product, Process, & Culture: The Tight Curl Manual by Cut It Kinky that features the fundamental processes and methodologies of Cut It Kinky in-person basic education in written, photo, and video format for those who are just getting started on tight curl education
• Or, you can book private in-person education for your salon on their website
• The educators behind Cut It Kinky are also authors of another awesome resource called Wash Your Damn Hair. Wash your Damn Hair is a product and styling guide and companion to their consumer site called @IAmBlackGirlCurls. Combined, the two are a beginner-friendly resource for textured hair consumers wanting to learn how to master a signature style and/or how to best use hair products currently available on the market.
• These are meant for natural and tightly curled hair consumers, but I have learned and un-learned a TON from reading through the e-book.
• @BlackBeautyRoster
• Black Beauty Roster is a collective focused on amplifying the work of Black beauty artists in TV, Film and editorial. They welcome allies of all races.
• BBR is a Diversity and Inclusion platform that connects the TV and Film, Fashion, Commercial, and Beauty industries with diverse beauty professionals while also providing education to the broader industry so that beauty professionals can work with all textures and complexions.
• They have a free class on their education page, as well as further classes if you sign up.

• @Tee.Colored.Me
• BSS member Leticia Mckay
• She has free hair color education on her site
• You can also purchase a digital hair color course with over 40 videos on Hair Color Theory, Color Techniques and applications, Business Building, Social Media Strategies, Healthy Hair Care, and Color Formulation
• coming up Tee Colored Me University has a 2-day in-person live training in Dayton Ohio on July 15 and 17
• @brandychenetheblondespecialist
• Ebook "The art of bleaching" offers virtual and in-person training.
• Specializes in pixies, blinding, and blonding with relaxed hair
• You should also watch the TV series The Hair Tales on Hulu or Own, The Hair Tales is a docuseries about Black women, beauty, and identity through the distinctive lens of Black hair. It is produced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis
• and features stories from Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, Chlöe Bailey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Marsai Martin, and Chika.
• Be sure, if you haven't already, to check out the work that @TheCrownAct is doing for the advancement of anti-discrimination legislation across the United States, and in elevating the public narrative around hair bias and discrimination.
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IG accounts worth following for diversifying your feed in general

https://www.instagram.com/ismatu.gwendolyn/

https://www.instagram.com/sunnmcheaux/