The politics of black hair: an Australian perspective
- Written by Kathomi Gatwiri, Lecturer, Southern Cross University
Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa ) and Lupita Nyong'o (Nakia) in Black Panther (2018). In the film, natural hair is used as a social identifier.Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
When I was growing up in a village in Kenya, we kept our hair short. Sometimes my grandmother cut it with scissors, other times with a razor blade. “It’s...
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