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Download or read book Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women s Hair Styling written by Elizabeth Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Johnson's Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women's Hair Styling develops the argument that one way Black women define themselves and each other, is by the way they style/groom their hair via endorsement by the media through advertisement, idealized identification of Black female celebrities, and encouragement by professional celebrity hair stylists who serve as change agents. As a result, hair becomes a physical manifestation of their self-identity, revealing a private and personal mindset. Her research answers the following questions: What is the relationship between Black females' choice of hairstyles/grooming and transmitted messages of aesthetics by the dominant culture through culturally specific magazines?; What role do the natural hair blogs/vlogs play as a change agent in encouraging or discouraging consumers grooming their hair in its natural state?; What impact does a globalized consumer market of Black hair care products have on Hispanic/Latinas and Bi-Racial women?; Are Black female Generation Y members more likely to receive backlash for failure to conform their hair to dominant standards in their hair adornment in the workplace? Johnson thus demonstrates that the major concern from messages sent to Black women about their hair is its impact on Black identity. Thus, the goal of Black women should be to break with hegemonic modes of seeing, thinking, and being for full liberation. This critical and deep consciousness will debunk the messages told to Black women that their kinky, frizzy, thick hair is undesirable, bad, unmanageable, and shackling.
Download or read book Pretty written by Justin Sayre and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coming-of-age never looked so beautiful." - Kirkus (Starred Review) "[A] powerful story of growth and change, brimming with honesty and hope." - Publishers Weekly "Students who might not yet be ready for Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give will find an equally compelling narrator and story in Pretty." - VOYA Reviews Sophie's perspective on what being pretty really means changes drastically in the second adjective-busting novel by the author of Husky, Justin Sayre. Sayre details the private and public life of a thirteen-year-old burdened with far more than the middle-school adjective of Pretty. Though she appears confident, stylish, and easygoing at school, Sophie lives a nightmare at home. When her mother's alcohol addiction spirals out of control, Sophie's Auntie Amara steps in to help. She teaches Sophie new lessons about her family and heritage, while also challenging her to rethink how she feels about friends, boys, and even her sense of place in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives. Sayre, a master storyteller in the coming-of-age genre, asks readers to confront superficial assumptions about gender and beauty, and breathes new life into the canon of middle-grade realistic fiction.
Download or read book Natural written by Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sociologist Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson uses interviews, media analysis, and participant observation in beauty shops, online blogs, and natural hair meet-ups around the world to trace how Black women use natural hair culture to reimagine their bodies, the beauty industry, and racial politics"--
Download or read book African American Culture written by Omari L. Dyson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 1081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and discusses their impact on the culture of the United States. According to the latest census data, less than 13 percent of the U.S. population identifies as African American; African Americans are still very much a minority group. Yet African American cultural expression and strong influences from African American culture are common across mainstream American culture—in music, the arts, and entertainment; in education and religion; in sports; and in politics and business. African American Culture: An Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs covers virtually every aspect of African American cultural expression, addressing subject matter that ranges from how African culture was preserved during slavery hundreds of years ago to the richness and complexity of African American culture in the post-Obama era. The most comprehensive reference work on African American culture to date, the multivolume set covers such topics as black contributions to literature and the arts, music and entertainment, religion, and professional sports. It also provides coverage of less-commonly addressed subjects, such as African American fashion practices and beauty culture, the development of jazz music across different eras, and African American business.
Download or read book What s Black about It written by Pepper Miller and published by Paramount Market Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last--in-depth, qualitative insights paint an eye-opening picture of Black culture and the Black lifestyle and how to connect your products and services with Black consumers.What's Black About It? presents historical, psychological, and cultural influences that delve far deeper into the Black experience than the demographics that are at the heart of other ethnic marketing books and market research reports. Now you will be able to break through stereotypes to better understand and relate to African-American consumers.Other ethnic marketing books may include a general chapter or two on Black consumers. What's Black About It? focuses on African-American consumers and engages you with bold graphics, pop-culture sidebars, insights from focus groups, and examples from current advertising and marketing campaigns.
Download or read book Fever written by Linda Dominique Grosvenor and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unforgettable sequel to Like Boogie on Tuesday traces the lives of successful filmmaker Tim Richardson, who tries to appease his neglected wife, and recently widowed Tori Singleton, who unexpectedly falls in love with her brother-in-law, Sam, whose marriage is in shambles. Reprint.
Download or read book Beautiful Black Hair written by Shamboosie and published by Amber Books Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book with answers to every question you have about your hair, real solutions that work. Cutting edge information that takes the guesswork out of hair care, showing you exactly what to do, how to do it, and why.
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Download or read book The Hairdresser of Harare written by Tendai Huchu and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delicious and devastating first novel, which The Guardian named one of its ten best contemporary African books, Caine Prize finalist Tendai Huchu (The Maestro, the Magistrate, and the Mathematician) portrays the heart of contemporary Zimbabwean society with humor and grace. Vimbai is the best hairdresser in Mrs. Khumalo’s salon, and she is secure in her status until the handsome, smooth-talking Dumisani shows up one day for work. Despite her resistance, the two become friends, and eventually, Vimbai becomes Dumisani’s landlady. He is as charming as he is deft with the scissors, and Vimbai finds that he means more and more to her. Yet, by novel’s end, the pair’s deepening friendship—used or embraced by Dumisani and Vimbai with different futures in mind—collapses in unexpected brutality. The novel is an acute portrayal of a rapidly changing Zimbabwe. In addition to Vimbai and Dumisani’s personal development, the book shows us how social concerns shape the lives of everyday people.
Download or read book Professional Career Paths written by Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public school students in many states are given the opportunity to choose a potential job to pursue or path of study in one of the 16 national career clusters delineated by the U.S. Department of Education. Some of these career clusters include (1) agriculture, food and natural resources; (2) audio/visual technology and communications; (3) architecture and construction; (4) business, management and administration and (5) education and training. This book provides an excerpt of interviews of 57 professionals in different occupations (teacher, lawyer, doctor, entrepreneur, etc.) to help students learn of jobs for successful employment. The book is also designed to help students visualize how their background fits certain characteristics of professionals so they become inspired to pursue a defined career path. Each professional's occupation in the chapters is linked to one of the 16 national career clusters supported by definitions of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. Finally, the book provides a review of best practices various schools have used across the country to prepare students for college and careers.
Download or read book The Clubhouse Creator written by Gary Henderson and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The go-to entrepreneurial guide for establishing your platform, building your audience, and monetizing your skills and services on Clubhouse, the audio-only social media app. On a social media app with more than 10 million users and a plethora of dynamic voices jostling for attention, how do you stand out from the noise? How do you draw people to your particular stage, and how do you convert the casual sharing of your unique expertise into a tangible revenue stream? This is the creator economy that we live in, and Clubhouse is the most effective place to organically grow your audience with the most basic of business resources: your networking capability. In The Clubhouse Creator, Gary Henderson, founder of DigitalMarketing.org, reveals his tried-and-true strategies on Clubhouse for: · finding your niche audience · integrating into the flow of social circles and conversations · conveying the value of your goods or services · monetizing your knowledge and expertise By using Gary's 7-Figure Clubhouse Funnel, you will be able to generate tangible sales and revenue and establish a core element of your marketing strategy. Now is the time to step fully into an abundance mindset and accelerate your success.
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Download or read book South Beach Cartel Part 2 written by Nisa Santiago and published by Melodrama Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of War Apple has never gotten over Citi stealing her money. Still salty from what she considers the betrayal of the century, she places Peaches in Kola's care and embarks on a mission to resolve some more unfinished business. Cartier has made a life for herself on the west coast while waiting for the love of her life, Head, to get a release date. She's out of the game, but now Apple wants to pull her back in. Citi resurfaces in New York with a strong team, including her brother, Cane. The stolen money has been flipped several times over, and now she's sitting pretty on a budding empire. After the foolish queen fails to guard her throne, her position is compromised, and back to Miami she runs. Cartier and Apple head to South Beach to resurrect the South Beach Cartel and are soon joined by an unlikely ally. All three vow to remain in Miami until the score is settled, once and for all.
Download or read book Let s Stay Together written by J. J. Murray and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lauren Short dumped her cheating mega-star fiancae amid major viral media fallout. That was the easy part. Restarting her stalled career as a thirty-something actress...not as much. What she needs is advice from someone non-Hollywood. Someone like her surprising new online pen pal. He's a Brooklyn handyman who's understanding, honest--and daring Lauren to do one risky, sizzling reboot of her glamorous life...Lauren is the one woman Patrick Esposito has crushed on forever. He never dreamed they'd meet--much less that she could use his help. Or that she would be even more down-to-earth in person. But now their offline romance is making the hot new celebrity couple. And between the secrets they didn't expect and the trouble they didn't see coming, Patrick and Lauren will need all the right moves to stay real, keep it together, and script their own happily-ever-after"--Page 4 of cover.
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Download or read book Like Boogie on Tuesday written by Linda Dominique Grosvenor and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four characters--Tim, an arrogant filmmaker; Nina, a high-powered career woman; Vaughn, a devoted husband who is led astray; and Troi, Vaughn's wife, whose dreams are shattered--learn valuable lessons in life and in love.
