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# Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

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- **What is this?** Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness
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## Description

Substantive, ethnographically informed research on the politics of Black hair Drawing on interviews with over 50 women, from teens to seniors, Hair Matters is the first book on the politics of Black hair to be based on substantive, ethnographically informed research. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, Ingrid Banks analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Ultimately, what emerges is a survey of Black women's consciousness within both their own communities and mainstream culture at large.

Review: Excellent read! - Amazing read for my class research paper.
Review: An Unusual History Source - Very informative & engaging! African-American history as told via the story of our hair. I really enjoyed this book! :) <3 <3 <3

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #10,897 Free in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #1 in Social Customs & Traditions #3 in Beauty, Grooming, & Style #4 in African American Studies |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent read!
*by S***T on January 16, 2026*

Amazing read for my class research paper.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Unusual History Source
*by A***. on December 5, 2013*

Very informative & engaging! African-American history as told via the story of our hair. I really enjoyed this book! :) <3 <3 <3

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ethnographically Informed Research
*by T***R on April 28, 2000*

You will want to buy this book (or at least skim through it), especially if you are Black/African-American and female. I say this because the author devotes a significant portion of the book sharing the dialogues from the interviews she had when she conducted her "ethnographically informed research" with African American females. As a African-American professor, who is also investigating communicative aspects of hair, I found Bank's book especially helpful because while indeed she covers numerous theoretical, feminist, social and cultural epistemologies, she also "breaks it down." So, do know that you do not have to be in college or a college graduate to appreciate this book. However, given that I am a professor, I do plan on using it as supplemental reading for future graduate and undergraduate courses because Banks has found a way to write about her scholarship in lay people's terms. In fact, the true "beauty" of Hair Matters is reading the responses from the girls and women, seeing the accompanying photos and other tidbits that are offered. Hair Matters is valueable, interesting, compelling, as well as thought provoking...definately a conversation starter. In short, this book is extremely easy reading, accessible regardless of ethnicity or gender and certainly not boring! In my opinion, I think others will be interested in reading this book cover to cover because it is unquestionably unlike any other current books on hair available on the market.

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