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“It was black-black, so thick it drank two containers of relaxer at the salon, so full it took hours under the hooded dryer, and, when finally released from pink plastic rollers, sprang free and full, flowing down her back like a celebration. Her father called it a crown of glory.”

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Book:Americanah

Source: Americanah

“Shug Avery sat up in bed a little today. I wash and comb out her hair. She got the nottiest, shortest, kinkiest hair I ever saw, and I loves every strand of it.”

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Book:The Color Purple

Source: The Color Purple

“I feel that the kinks, curls, or tight coils in Afro hair is beautiful and unique. No other race on this planet has hair like ours - that makes me proud.”

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Book:Natural & Free: Journey to Natural Beauty

Source: Natural & Free: Journey to Natural Beauty

“DeLois lived up the block on 142nd Street and never had her hair done, and all the neighbourhood women sucked their teeth as she walked by. Her crispy hair twinkled in the summer sun as her big proud stomach moved her on down the block while I watched, not caring whether or not she was a poem.”

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Book:Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

Source: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

“We can all agree that tea is good for the body. However, tea is very good for our hair too.”

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Book:The Natural Hair Journal

Source: The Natural Hair Journal

“Hacking shampoos, conditioners, gels and creams with your oil(s) of choice is a great way to promote healthy strong hair growth.”

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Book:Natural & Free: Journey to Natural Beauty

Source: Natural & Free: Journey to Natural Beauty

“An afro is a poor man’s haircut.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“My African roots made me what I am today. They’re the reason I’m from the Dominican Republic. They’re the reason I exist at all. To these roots I owe everything.”

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Author:Junot Díaz

“When and where there is repression, what a woman does when she gets dressed in the morning may be considered political. Wearing or not wearing a veil, disobeying laws that prohibit transgender dressing, or wearing a large Afro in an institution that seeks to diminish the formation of racial alliances are all actions that can serve as challenges to domination”

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Book:Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race

Source: Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race