Don’t Touch My Hair celebrates Black women and hair culture. Eight years ago, Ayana Morris was struggling with her identity as a Black woman. She felt insecure and was trying to figure out her ...
Traore finds herself battling hair loss due to a thyroid condition. But, in the bounds of an arduous experience comes a cathartic release in curating her latest exhibition Don’t Touch My Hair at ...
Why this woman is telling everyone: don’t touch my hair. Someone touching your possessions or your body without permission is invasive – and that includes hair. Which is why Momo Pixel ...
Don’t Touch My Hair author and historian Emma Dabiri went from enduring her hair, to enjoying it, to truly loving it, and hopes that natural afro hair is finally growing away from its undeserved ...
Filmmaker, curator and visual artist Ayana Morris discusses her inspiration for the traveling “Don’t Touch My Hair” immersive experience that will be in Harriet Tubman Square in Newark ...
If you couldn’t attend the launch weekend, don’t worry! “Don’t Touch My Hair” will be on display at Harriet Tubman Square as part of the Newark Arts Festival until Nov. 15.
The opening ceremony, held on October 11th, featured esteemed guests, including Newark Mayor Ras J Baraka, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, and Rutgers University–Newark Chancellor Jeffrey Robinson.
while sometimes attempting to touch it without her permission. “One day, while going to make a coffee, two senior male white ...
Emma Dabiri is a historian, presenter and author of ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’. Christala Fletcher is a professional wig maker and was diagnosed with Alopecia at 10 years old. Kevin Morosky is a ...
A lone voice from the audience whooped — along with me, sitting on my sofa at home. While redheads are not going extinct, people with naturally red hair are ... but they don't just stop once ...