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Why black hair matters

Emma Dabiri explains how the history of black hair reflects themes such as capitalism, slavery and colonialism

August 5, 2019 at 4:45 pm

Historian and broadcaster Emma Dabiri explains how the history of black hair reflects broad themes of capitalism, slavery, colonialism and more

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