Articles & Websites
- Afro-Colombian Hair Braiding: Messages of Freedom in Hairstyles
- Halimah Abdullah and William Douglas, “For Many Black Women, Hair Tells the Story of their Roots African-American Hair Styles,” McClatchy Newspapers, October 09, 2009.
- "Black Hair Care and Culture, A Story," AAREG,
- Black Women’s Transitions to Natural Hair [Video]
- Greg Braxton, “Chris Rock finds the humor in 'Good Hair,'” Los Angeles Times, October 04, 2009.
- Bilkisu Labaran Ohyoma, "Football Hairdo Alarm In Nigeria," BBC News, September 28, 2004
- Curly Nikki
- Natural Girls United – Dolls
- V – Tony Wade of Dyke & Dryden - one of Britain's "first Black Millionaires" - Part 1 & 2
Discrimination
- Jessica Dickerson, "How Corporate America Enforces Unspoken Rules On Black Women’s Hair,” Huffpost [Black Voice], June 23, 2014.
- Imani Gandy, “The U.S. Supreme Court Decided to Ignore Black Hair Discrimination,” Rewire.News, May 16, 2018.
- Minda Honey, “Black Women Speak About Natural Hair Bias in the Workplace,” Teen Vogue, February 24, 2017.
- Steven Reidy, “How are Ethnic Hairstyles Really Viewed in the Workplace?,” Cornell University ILR School, Fall 2016, p. 1-6.
- Noliwe M. Rooks, “What’s Riding on a Pony Tail? At the Olympics, A Lot,” Time Magazine, August 08, 2012.
- Marcia Wade Talbert, "Natural Hair and Professionalism. An oxymoron?," Black Enterprise, February 22, 2011.
- Discrimination based on hair texture - Wikipedia
Enslaved Women and their Hair
- Diane Carol Bailey and Diane Da Costa. Milady Standard Natural Hair Care & Braiding. Cengage Learning, 2013.
- Laura Holton, “Back to the Basics – What Black Women Used During Slavery,” Vissa Studios.com.
- Slavery and the Making of America, “Slave Women and the Head-Wrap,” Thirteen.org.
Videos
- 18th Century Enslaved Women's Headwrap Tutorial
- 19th Century Enslaved Women's Headwrap Tutorial
- History of Headwraps
Hair Color
- “51 Best Hair Color for Dark Skin that Black Women Want 2019,” – Betrendsetter
- V – Hair Color Trends for Black Women
- V – Hair Paint Wax - Two Video
- V – Hair Paint Wax on Curly Hair Compilation - Two Videos
- Mercer, Lisa Marie and Rebecca Wiseman (Contributor). “Hair Color for Black Women,” hair.lovetoknow.com.
Gray Hair
Tignon
Books
- Blanco F., José, Mary D. Doering, Patricia Hunt-Hurst, and Heather Vaughan Lee. 2018. Clothing And Fashion: American Fashion From Head To Toe.
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts: Credo Reference. - Blanco Borelli, Melissa. 2016. She Is Cuba: A Genealogy Of The Mulata Body. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Helen Bradley Griebel, “The African American Woman's Headwrap: Unwinding the Symbols,” Art, Design, and Visual Thinking,
[An Interactive Textbook by Charlotte Jirousek]. - Lynch, Annette, and Mitchell D. Strauss. 2015. Ethnic Dress in The United States: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Websites
- Slavery and the Making of America, “Slave Women and the Head-Wrap,” Thirteen.org.
- “The Tignon and Women of Color in Old New Orleans,” New Orleans Public Library, African American Resource Center, July 16, 2005.
- Tignon - Wikipedia
Videos
Gele Tutorial Videos
- Headwrap | Quick & Fun
- How To Tie Double Zig Zag Gele Tutorial
- How to Tie Gele: Otuto Style
- How to Tie Gele: Updo Gele
- How to Tie the Multi Pleat Round Gele | Beginner Friendly
- How to Tie Nigerian Round Aso-Oke Gele, Ichafu, Wedding Gele, Scarf /African Headgear Too, and Chitchat
- Twisted Bridal Gele Tutorial / Nigeria Latest Gele
Hair Wrapping Videos
- Cabelo Afro: Turbante 1 & 2
- DIY: Head Wrapping Tutorial Part 1
- Easy Turban // Headwrap Tutorial
- Head Wrap Tutorial - 1
- Head Wrap Tutorial - 2
- How To: 15 Ways to Wear A Headscarf
- Natural Hair/Styling (4c Twa) With Scarf And Accessories (8 Styles)
- Panji Tutorial (How to Tie A Head Scarf)
- Scarves as Hair Accessories With Me Ahsiek1118
- Sisi Yemmie ～ Head Wrap / Head Scarf Tutorial!
Hairstyles