“The Trauma and Celebration through Hair” with Kelechi Ubozoh

Unapologetically Black Unicorns

English - July 25, 2023 17:55 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Kelechi Ubozoh (she/her) is a peer supporter, a Black Liberatory Coach, co-editor of “We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health,” a contributor to the anthology “Trauma, Tresses, and Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narratives” and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Keris and Kelechi reflect on why they decided to rethink the nuances of talking about Black hair and when and why they “hair code-switch”. Kelechi reads her chapter in the anthology, how she uses her hair strategically and the trauma and celebration through hair.

“TRAUMA, TRESSES, & TRUTH: 2nd Virtual Conference Interrogating Black Women's Natural Hair” -

August 4th - 6th:

https://trauma-tresses-truth-conference-interrogating.heysummit.com/

The Anthology “Trauma, Tresses, and Truth: Untangling Our Hair Through Personal Narratives”:

https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/trauma--tresses--and-truth-products-9781641606707.php

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline