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Transitioning: Examining Black Women's Hair Stories in Entering Higher Education

Transitioning: Examining Black Women's Hair Stories in Entering Higher Education

Kernysha L. Rowe, Afiya Mbilishaka, Destiny Bell, Whitney Harris, Camaron Loritts
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668487907|ISBN10: 166848790X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668487914|EISBN13: 9781668487921
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8790-7.ch007
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Rowe, Kernysha L., et al. "Transitioning: Examining Black Women's Hair Stories in Entering Higher Education." Women of Color and Hair Bias in the Work Environment, edited by Kula A. Francis and Anna M. Clarke, IGI Global, 2024, pp. 104-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8790-7.ch007

APA

Rowe, K. L., Mbilishaka, A., Bell, D., Harris, W., & Loritts, C. (2024). Transitioning: Examining Black Women's Hair Stories in Entering Higher Education. In K. Francis & A. Clarke (Eds.), Women of Color and Hair Bias in the Work Environment (pp. 104-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8790-7.ch007

Chicago

Rowe, Kernysha L., et al. "Transitioning: Examining Black Women's Hair Stories in Entering Higher Education." In Women of Color and Hair Bias in the Work Environment, edited by Kula A. Francis and Anna M. Clarke, 104-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8790-7.ch007

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Abstract

Hair is so culturally significant within the lives of Black women that the transition from high school to college forces Black female college students to make arduous decisions about how to care for and wear their hair in this untried and dislocated space. This chapter investigates the “turning point” or transition of Black female college students as it relates to their choices to wear their hair in this new professional setting. Through a phenomenological approach, the hair narratives of 31 Black female participants were collected through an online survey entitled the Hair, Health, and Heritage Study. Researchers engaged in a thematic content analysis in which Black women voiced their experiences of shifting from a Eurocentric beauty standard to embracing their natural features. This study asserts a connection between Black hair and identity through five themes. These insights direct anti-bias trainings on college campuses and student engagement through policy.

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