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Black Body Politics in College

Deconstructing Colorism and Hairism toward Black Women’s Healing

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Color Struck

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In recent decades, the presence and visibility of Black women’s natural hair has increased, along with Black women’s conscious decision to vocalize social experiences related to hair texture, styling, and how those aesthetics and associated politics are inextricably linked to skin hue.

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Eley, L.N. (2017). Black Body Politics in College. In: Martin, L.L., Horton, H.D., Herring, C., Keith, V.M., Thomas, M. (eds) Color Struck. Teaching Race and Ethnicity. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-110-0_5

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