San Antonio College Library

An in-depth examination of the strange American obsession with hair discusses the cultural and social attachments people form with their hair through interviews and personal narratives.

"Critically acclaimed Black hair care expert and "hair memoirist" Lonnice Brittenum Bonner--author of Good Hair (TRP, 1994)--offers a comprehensive and inspiring guide to dreadlocks full of practical advice and personal anecdotes on the ins and outs of "locking."

"We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair? In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s. She discusses the ways in which African American women have located themselves in their own families, communities, and national culture through beauty advertisements, treatments, and styles. Bringing the story...