For Multiracial Women, Hair Is a Political StatementPosted in Articles, Autobiography, Canada, Media Archive, Women on 2018-02-27 01:27Z by Steven |
For Multiracial Women, Hair Is a Political Statement
The Link
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Volume 38, Issue 5 (2018-02-06)
Aysha White & Marissa Ramnanan
Two Women of Colour Talk About the Racialization of Their Hair
I have a weird ethnic first name (Aysha) and she has a weird ethnic last one (Ramnanan).
We are both mixed race, meaning we won’t find ourselves represented in mainstream media. In mostly white environments, such as universities, we become uncomfortably aware of how different we look from people belonging to a single race.
I gravitated towards Marissa, guessing she was also mixed because of her very curly hair…
Read the entire article here.