How Natural Hair Discrimination Greatly Impacts Women
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BraidtheLadder: Stories on Black Hair Discrimination
Discrimination is often dismissed because it doesn’t sound “reasonable.” But that’s the thing about discrimination — it never is.When Black people say we’ve been treated differently because of our hair,…
The Origin Story of Braid the Ladder
When I was working as a case manager/counselor in a domestic violence shelter, a family of four came into the shelter one evening. Mom, oldest son, daughter, and young little…
“Why Doesn’t the Hair Typing Chart Work for Me?” Because Black Hair Refuses to Be Boxed In (Kinda like Black Folks)
People often call Black women product junkies without understanding what’s really happening: we are scientists, experimenting on living art.Black hair—whether it coils, kinks, curls, or waves—has structure, porosity, and needs…