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Author:   Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9781032855462

ISBN 10:   1032855460
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   03 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter One Black Hair Literacy Hairlines and Headlines Why Black Women Why Black Hair Why Black Women Educators Chapter Two Black Women in Education Reclaiming Mind, Body, Spirit, and Humanity Mind Body Spirit Humanity Chapter Three To Be Black, Radical, and Free: A Methodology Wrapped Mentality Hair Matters Moisturized and Wrapped Healing Circles A Piece of Us Chapter Four (Re)member Who You Are Protect the Hair and the Spirit Healing Through Shared Narratives: The Art of Identity Chapter Five We Are Not Our Hair Black Hair (Re)members, (Re)pairs, (Re)stores Straightenin’ and the True Cost Straightenin’ and Media Influence Straightenin’ As a Site of Oppression and Liberation As a Site of Oppression As a Site of Liberation Protectin’ and the True Cost Media influence As a Site of Oppression As a Site of Liberation Afros and Locs True Cost Media Influence As a Site of Oppression As a Site of Liberation Where Hair and Education Meet In Their Words Chapter Six Secure the Lace Native Schools, Fugitivity and Protection Segregated Spaces and Natural Styles Integrated Spaces and Straight Hair Chapter Seven Hair as a Battleground Colonization of the Body Disembodied Voyeurism Post-Traumatic Hair Subversion Texturized Code-Switching…With Agency Code: Straight Code Protective Code: Natural Textured Expressions of Liberation Chapter Eight Dead Ends, New Beginnings Why This Matters

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Dr. Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton is a Black motherscholar working in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, but prioritizes working for her community. Prior to higher education, she was a K-12 educator for 16 years. Her broad research and teaching focus on Black Critical Race Theory, Black Educational Studies, Black Feminist Thought, intersectionality, critical pedagogy, and the sociology of race and education. She is the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Making Us Matter and co-founding editor of The Black Educology Mixtape ""Journal"". Her scholarship investigates the complex intersections of race, identity, gender, and education, and is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Equity & Excellence in Education, Race Ethnicity and Education, and Educational Studies. Drawing on 18 years of experience, her writing, teaching, and research intersect to explore interdisciplinary themes deeply informed by and engaging with Black intellectual traditions.

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