If your hair’s nappy, white people ain’t happy; if your hair’s straight, everything’s great; and if you want a promotion, you better use some hair lotion. Get that kitchen ready, because we’re closing out our first season by dissecting Black hair. We get to the root of why Black people are protective of our hairstyles as part of our culture, and and the difference between appropriation and appreciation (Kim Kardashian, we’re lookin’ at you). Then we talk to the creators of the award-winning doc “Black Girl Church” to comb through the complex relationship between Black women’s hair, Eurocentric beauty standards, and beauty supply stores.

Notes:

The Reason Non-Black People Should Not Wear Black Hairstyles Is Actually Very Simple
https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/history-black-hairstyles-cultural-appropriation-47659501

A Black job applicant is suing over hair discrimination, but the company says it was a misunderstanding
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/us/black-job-applicant-hair-discrimination-lawsuit/index.html

Everything You Need to Know About The Crown Act
https://www.byrdie.com/the-crown-act-guide-5111864

Marc Jacobs Finally Responds To The Dreadlocks Controversy From Spring '17
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/09/123351/marc-jacobs-white-models-dreadlocks-nyfw-ss17-photos

Why I Don’t Refer to My Hair as ‘Dreadlocks’
https://www.vogue.com/article/locs-history-hair-discrimination

Cornrows and Cultural Appropriation: The Truth About Racial Identity Theft
https://time.com/4011171/cornrows-and-cultural-appropriation-the-truth-about-racial-identity-theft/

We Asked White People With Dreadlocks 'Why'
https://www.vice.com/en/article/evbjz7/we-asked-white-people-with-dreadlocks-why

Kim Kardashian West Responds to the Backlash Over Her Braids
https://www.glamour.com/story/kim-kardashian-braids-explanation

Black Girl Church
https://www.blackgirlchurch.com/