• Our HAIR is our CROWN! w/Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka, Ph.D.

  • Dec 31 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
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Our HAIR is our CROWN! w/Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka, Ph.D.

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  • In this episode we are joined by therapist, research-scientist, hair historian, and hairstylist Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka to discuss the relationship between hair and puberty. We discuss hair as an important element of rites of passage and an expression of maturation. Dr. Mbilishaka also gives us some tips for using haircare to bring bintis and mamas closer together. Finally, we discuss Dr. Afiya's work as an author, stylist, and specialist for the CROWN ACT.

    For more information about Dr. Afiya's work. Check out her book: https://www.sankofa.com/blank-2/laid-to-the-side-disrupting-the-silence-of-black-girls-hair-stories-in-school

    and her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_afiya/

    and her project: https://www.psychohairapy.org

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