{"product_id":"my-beautiful-black-hair-101-natural-hair-stories-from-the-sisterhood-hardcover","title":"My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSt Clair Detrick-Jules\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of empowering stories and captivating photos, \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Black Hair\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates an aspect of Black femininity--natural hair--and embraces it as a central part of Black womanhood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful celebration of self-acceptance and sisterhood.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Black Hair\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about Black women embracing their natural hair. One hundred and one Black women share their stories of learning to love their natural hair and the immense power in that self-love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSt. Clair Detrick-Jules was inspired to write the book when her little sister, Khloe, came home from preschool where a classmate had told her that her hair was ugly. St. Clair wanted to send a message to Khloe and young Black women everywhere that their hair is beautiful just the way it is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories she captured reveal both the depth of the physical and emotional damage done to many women by relaxing their hair and trying to make it look \"acceptable,\" and the incredible resilience, self-love, and acceptance they gained by learning to embrace their hair and free themselves from Eurocentric beauty standards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccompanied by beautiful and intimate photographs of each woman, the book is an encouraging voice for young Black women and the adults who remember their own journeys to self-acceptance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWRITTEN BY BLACK WOMEN, FOR BLACK WOMEN: With powerful interviews and vivid photographs, this book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is. It is a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTIMELY TOPIC: \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Black Hair\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Black women's ability to embrace their natural hair and let go of toxic thinking and processes around manipulating it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUNIQUE TAKE ON FEMINISM: This book offers an uplifting message to empower any woman looking to love herself just the way she is as well as a love letter to Black women everywhere navigating their relationships to their own hair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for: Black and Afro-Latinx women from their 20s to 40s, Black and Afro-Latinx parents with young children, fans of women's empowerment stories\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Clair Detrick-Jules is an award-winning Afro-Caribbean filmmaker and photographer, whose work focuses on immigrant justice, women's rights, and Black liberation. She is the director and producer of DACAMENTED, a documentary featuring nine DACA recipients and their struggles to deal with the Trump administration. She lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 255\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9.58 x 7.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395661217970,"sku":"9781797212197","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f85da289bf690b1f539f640129ee0a3d.webp?v=1777991480","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/my-beautiful-black-hair-101-natural-hair-stories-from-the-sisterhood-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}