If there’s still one thing that America doesn’t seem to understand it’s black hair. Whether it’s locks, cornrows, or braids, black hairstyles have long been stigmatized and misunderstood. People have even lost their jobs and get kicked out of school for these perfectly natural hair styles. So what’s everyone getting wrong? Let Franchesca break it down for you.
Hosted by: Franchesca "Chescaleigh" Ramsey
Produced by: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com
Episode Written By: Zeba Blay ( / zblay )
Directed by: Andrew Kornhaber
Make Up By: Delina Medhin (www.instagram.com/delinamedhin)
GFX By: Matthew Rainkin & Sarah Van Hoove
Editing By: Linda Huang
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Sources:
https://perception.org/goodhair/results/
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit...
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/pretoria...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk36279845
http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com...
https://www.licedoctors.com/blog/head...
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...
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