Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0062966723 ISBN13: 9780062966728 Release Date: June 2020 Publisher: Harper Perennial Length: 272 Pages Weight: 0.50 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.7" A Kirkus Best Book of the YearStamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri's own journey to loving her hair.Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, and--from strangers and family alike--discrimination. And she is not alone