Black Mums Upfront

32. Black Activism and Blonde Highlights

Does wearing an Afro make you an activist? Are plaits political? And is straight hair _so_ last year? This episode we are super excited to welcome academic, activist and author of the powerful book “Don’t Touch My Hair”, Emma Dabiri! Join us as we delve deep into Emma’s upbringing in Ireland as a mixed-race woman, and the roots and reasons why she went on this fascinating hair journey. We comb through the history of Black hair and the choices we, as Black women of the diaspora, have made over the decades. And we ask now, in 2021, are we limiting our right to expression by making hair too political? Or are we just starting to uncover what our hair choices really say about us? This episode is proudly part of Dove’s Crown campaign, visit www.dove.com to learn more about the CROWN My Hair, My Crown toolkit–  this tool has been designed to build hair confidence and help end hair discrimination. www.blackmumsupfront.com⁣ Hosts:⁣ <a href="https://instagram.com/_carinawh?utm_medium=copy_link">https://instagram.com/_carinawh</a> <a href="https://instagram.com/natsduv?utm_medium=copy_link">https://instagram.com/natsduv</a> <a href="https://instagram.com/nanaadwoambeutcha?utm_medium=copy_link">https://instagram.com/nanaadwoambeutcha</a> <a href="https://instagram.com/from_the_endz?utm_medium=copy_link">https://instagram.com/from_the_endz</a> Guest <a href="https://instagram.com/emmadabiri?utm_medium=copy_link">https://instagram.com/emmadabiri</a>

The Black Mums Upfront Podcast is a weekly podcast fronted by Carina White, Natalie Duvall, Nana-Adwoa Mbeutcha and Endy Mckay, Lauren Thomas-Johnson and Vanessa Haye. They rarely agree on anything but always keep it real… sometimes too real. Getting upfront about their experience of modern-day motherhood - with top tips, inspirational guests, insightful topics, eye-opening honesty, and lots of laughter. Welcome to the Sisterhood.