Hairlooms

By Michele Tapp Roseman

Subjects: African American women -- Race identity, Hair, Care and hygiene, African American women, African American women -- Health and hygiene, Health and hygiene, Self-esteem in women, Hairdressing of Blacks, Race identity, Hair, care and hygiene, Beauty, Personal, Hair -- Care and hygiene, Personal Beauty, Self-help techniques, Hairdressing of African Americans

Description: "Words have power, and those that Black women often use to describe their hair are derogatory: nappy, steel wool, out of control. They often personally inherit these terms and pass them along without even realizing the crushing effects these words have on their feelings about the person they see in the mirror. While many books on the market address the practical ways of styling Afro-textured hair naturally, Hairlooms asks: why is it so difficult for Black women to embrace their hair? And how can Black women overcome the multi-layered challenge of embracing their natural hair and beauty? Author Michele Tapp Roseman helps readers answer these questions for themselves to write a new story that they can pass along"--Amazon.com.