Maybe all Black women, especially those of us who are straight and cisgender, feel the threat. I think we are afraid that losing hair will lead to us losing ourselves, that we will be alienated ...
Moreover, one in five Black women felt the need to straighten their hair for work, according to Halo, a collective working to eradicate hair discrimination. Last month, celebrities and campaigners ...
A recent study by soap brand Dove found that a black woman is 80% more likely than a white woman to change her natural hair to meet social norms or expectations at work. Tameka Amado, a young ...
The CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) says that European beauty standards have allowed a history of some workplace dress codes banning natural black hair.
I’m Home brings together four black British women with very different outlooks and experiences, resulting in a thought-provoking reflection on identity. Home and family is an intimate theme – and ...
The Woman in Black is a novella by Susan Hill about a ghostly experience that haunts the narrator, Arthur Kipps. Characters - Edexcel The story is narrated by the main character, Arthur Kipps.
Widowed lawyer Arthur Kipps is haunted by a vengeful ghost after he travels to a deceased client's secluded country home. In time, Arthur decides to investigate the ghost's intentions.
For too many years, black men and women have been told their natural afro hair is unkempt, excessive, and unprofessional. It has led to black people going to extreme lengths just to be accepted. " ...
We analysed tweets mentioning 177 women MPs active on Twitter in the run up to the 2017 general election. We found that this issue affects Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women MPs far more ...
Through her platform, Black Female Therapists, Dee informs Black women and men about mental health in the Black community. Though the name of the site centers on women, Dee stresses the database i ...
“Emmanuel Acho is a repeat offender...whenever he seems to be given the opportunity to speak on behalf of, I’ll just say, Black women, he does so in this manner.” Lindsay went on to ...