{"product_id":"tenderheaded-a-comb-bending-collection-of-hair-stories-paperback","title":"Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuliette Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePamela Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"outstanding volume\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e) that \"ought to be at the top of everyone's must-read list\" (\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e), Black women and men evocatively explore what could make a smart woman ignore doctor's orders; what could get a hardworking employee fired from her job; what could get a black woman in hot water with her white boyfriend? In a word: hair.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a society where beauty standards can be difficult if not downright unobtainable for many Black women, the issue of hair is a major one. Now, in this evocative and fascinating collection of essays, poems, excerpts, and more, \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the personal, political, and cultural meaning of Black hair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From A'​Leila Perry Bundles, the great-granddaughter of hair care pioneer Madam C.J. Walker celebrating her ancestor's legacy, to an art historian exploring the moving ways in which Black hair has been used to express Yoruba spirituality, to renowned activist Angela Davis questioning how her message of revolution got reduced to a hairstyle, \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded\u003c\/i\u003e is as rich and diverse as the children of the African diaspora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With works from authors including Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, bell hooks, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and more, this \"remarkable array of writings and images\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) will stay with you long after you turn the final page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Johnson, a former Senior Editor of \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and now a frequent contributor, is a graduate of Stanford University.​ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuliette Harris is the editor of \u003ci\u003eInternational Review of African American Art \u003c\/i\u003e(IRAAA), which is published by Hampton University Museum in Virginia. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eIn the Memory of Frances, Zora and Lorraine: Essays and Interviews on Black Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Her prize-winning plays and TV productions include JUBA, the PBS series on African folklore. She has an MA in American Studies from the College of William and Mary, an MS in TV from Syracuse University, and a BA in history from Virginia Union University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNtozake Shange (1948-2018) was a poet, novelist, playwright, and performer. She wrote the Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide \/ when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eSassafras, Cypress \u0026amp; Indigo; Betsey Brown\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLilian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.22 x 6.46 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 March 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452433842354,"sku":"9780671047566","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fe852c277aaaf1be5c1353e71c1d75ca.webp?v=1778815660","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/tenderheaded-a-comb-bending-collection-of-hair-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}