A Black Women's History of Hair (Early Release!) (Patreon)

UPDATED VIDEO LINK; I APOLOGIZE IF YOU COMMENTED ON THE OLD VIDEO <3

I am currently waiting on the video sponsor to approve the video for wider release on youtube! In the meantime, I'm releasing this video early for my patrons. Thank you so much for your ongoing support of Intelexual Media! Also shoutout to you guys for holding me down these past few months while youtube has demonetized my content and the algorithm has been working against me. My luck finally changed. The last video, Black Women and The Hygiene Olympics, is fully monetized and currently has over 330,000 views! I'm crossing my fingers that this video performs well too. When the actual video goes live, it will be complete with subtitles and chapters-- be sure to leave a comment!

Bonus: After this video was written, filmed, and edited, it was reported that twenty states have enacted CROWN legislation! Read more here.

I am currently working on three videos at once right now for late April/early May release as well as Lexual Does The 90s. I can't wait for yall to see more!

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this video!

Sources + Further Reading

Hair Story: Untangling The Roots of Black Hair in America Ayana D. Byrd, Lori L. Tharps

Two White Braids

Hair Cut Off St Simons Georgia

Adam and Eve/ Sweet Shrubs Narratives

Hairdresser

https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0641

Falsies (1947 Ebony Magazine) 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/42975205?mag=how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4230881?mag=how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4317206?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=%2Cfe-placement-accordion&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3Acd1a21343d6a2111856619233b80b871&seq=19

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/community.31887968.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A5f8caece63f81d28a8bb8a318da54066&ab_segments=0%2FSYC-6646_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&origin=&initiator=

https://www.newspapers.com/image/208457482/

March 1994 Vibe Magazine

https://mediadiversified.org/2016/11/19/except-for-the-afro-the-surprising-importance-of-pam-griers-hair/

https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/critical-conversation-about-history-ownership-black-hair-care-industry

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai/community/text3/text3read.htm

Dorothy Reed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/12/27/hair-care-battle-lines-drawn-in-black-white/3375907c-5474-4350-a7ee-f664b8ef46da/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/12/27/hair-care-battle-lines-drawn-in-black-white/3375907c-5474-4350-a7ee-f664b8ef46da/

https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/untangling-regulations.pdf

https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/fashionable-rebellion/\

https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5abvx/black-womens-hair-illegal-tignon-laws-new-orleans-louisiana

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/09/10/louisiana-hair-braiding-lawsuit-aims-untangle-licensing-requirement/2069710001/

https://www.boston.gov/news/bostons-black-hairdressers-beauty-culture-1920-womens-voter-registers

https://jezebel.com/solange-chops-hair-is-called-insane-5322008

https://www.newspapers.com/image/307278995/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredcouncil/2022/11/04/black-women-going-natural-push-entire-industry-to-the-brink-of-extinction/?sh=74c863141434

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/10/12/dismissal-of-bias-suit-over-braids-overruled/c4153a02-aaa8-4e59-9641-1db34ae3cf5e/

https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2018/03/19/t-magazine/hair-wars-detroit-new-york.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/business/beauty-store-race-protests.html

https://news.wosu.org/news/2018-07-26/black-hair-supplies-once-a-korean-business-shifts-to-black-ownership

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/frompost/dec98/hair3.htm

https://patents.google.com/patent/US3280826A/en

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1343885.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A64e5c0bfe3a568257fe1a811b0711ee0&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23699596

https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9ysEAAAAMBAJ/page/n53/mode/2up

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/23/garden/braided-hair-style-at-issue-in-protests-over-dress-codes.html

https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1176&context=hilltop_196070

https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1158&context=hilltop_196070

https://books.google.com/books?id=PtsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA139&dq=natural+hair&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwtsHP1539AhWuTjABHaa0CVQQ6AF6BAgKEAI

https://www.newspapers.com/image/404845751/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredcouncil/2022/11/04/black-women-going-natural-push-entire-industry-to-the-brink-of-extinction/?sh=74c863141434

https://www.newspapers.com/image/293098478/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/721525678/

https://books.google.com/books?id=KUMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37&dq=christina+jenkins&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNx8fAsJv9AhUTSDABHfrZAVsQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://mediadiversified.org/2016/11/19/except-for-the-afro-the-surprising-importance-of-pam-griers-hair/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/03/15/go-with-the-fro/4b99df74-fe4f-4031-a306-88a46dcb8e58/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23699596

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-12-04-1994338067-story.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/156356338/?terms=afro%20hair&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/739842758/

https://geog.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/users/carney/33.pdf

https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-republicans-block-passage-of-crown-act#:~:text=The%20CROWN%20Act%20bans%20hair,%2C%20public%20accommodations%2C%20and%20employment.

https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/home/blue-buffalo-buddies-app/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/african-american-salons-deal-with-cultural-shifts/102834/

https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/gallery/25103/2/hair-wars

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/obituaries/rose-morgan-overlooked.html

https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/making-waves-beauty-salons-and-black-freedom-struggle

https://www.essence.com/culture/black-is-beautiful-movement-kwame-brathwaite/

https://www.thecrownact.com/

https://kfdm.com/news/texas/twenty-states-have-enacted-crown-law-legislation-since-2019