“Natural hair is not a fad. It's a birthright. Find your freedom.”
An examination of the historical and global politics surrounding Black hair.
Tai Applewhite
self
Melba Tolliver
self - journalist
Dr. Lisa Whitten
self - clinical psychologist
Kyra Phillips
self -
Gabby Douglas
self - Olympic gymnast (archival footage)
2006
2025
2013
1971
2017
1996
2023
2015
2004
2014
2018
2016
2003
2022
2010
2008
2009
Tiana Parker
self - archival footage
Khumra Khumnetertauset
self - wellness expert and loctician
Lori L. Tharps
self - author, "Hair Story'
Dr. Mayowa Obasaju
self - trauma specialist
Noliwe Rooks, PhD
self - author, "Hair Raising"