"Hairlooms" with Author Michele Tapp Roseman
Season 32 Episode 3217 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Hair is powerful in the black community, and natural hair is on the rise.
Hair and haircare are powerful forces in the black community, and so much of the self-esteem of black women in particular is tied to how their hair compares to that of other women around them. Author Michele Tapp Roseman, along with Professor Stephanie Irby Coard and UNC-TV employee Mariah Barksdale, dive deeper into why women of color are exploring a new age of loving their hair the way it is.
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Black Issues Forum is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
"Hairlooms" with Author Michele Tapp Roseman
Season 32 Episode 3217 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Hair and haircare are powerful forces in the black community, and so much of the self-esteem of black women in particular is tied to how their hair compares to that of other women around them. Author Michele Tapp Roseman, along with Professor Stephanie Irby Coard and UNC-TV employee Mariah Barksdale, dive deeper into why women of color are exploring a new age of loving their hair the way it is.
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