The Black Beauty Activist

Episode #9 Misogynoir and Black Hair Politics

Dr. Tameka Season 1 Episode 9

Dr. Tameka speaks with Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Chair of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Department & Associate Professor of History at Medgar Evers College. They discuss the what misogynoir is and its impact on Black culture, beauty, and  identity.

Connect with Dr. Maria at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-delongoria-ph-d-b0ba242a/

Read her research, "Misongynoir: Black Hair, Identity Politics and Multiple Black Realities https://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol12no8/12.8-3-Maria%20DeLongoria.pdf

Read Dr. Moya Bailey's work, "Misogynoir Transformed Black Women’s Digital Resistance."  https://nyupress.org/9781479865109/misogynoir-transformed/