The Weave Backlash & Why Hair Is Never Just Hair
From wigs made of plantain fiber to protective styles born out of ancestral wisdom, Black women's hair remains a canvas of innovation, identity and resilience.
But why does it still spark backlash?
While women across cultures wear wigs, extensions and colour treatments, Black women are disproportionately policed socially, professionally and politically for their hair choices.
Whether we go natural, wear locs, relaxers, braids or weaves, they are often placed under a microscope that others are spared.