Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture Cuba Camille Styles

Camille Styles

Born on the Water provides a pathway for readers of all ages to reflect on the origins of American identity

guided Erika's own journey into adulthood

Smith brings a startling urgency to these poems

have been left out of the historical record

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture Cuba Camille StylesA Kirkus Best Book of the Year Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri's own journey to loving her hair. Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she