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Weekend Breakfast With Alison Curtis

Emma Dabiri On Her New Book 'Don't Touch My Hair'

Despite our more liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased and appropriated to the poin...
Clara Kavanagh
Clara Kavanagh

3:40 PM - 5 May 2019



Weekend Breakfast With Alison Curtis

Emma Dabiri On Her New Book 'Don't Touch My Hair'

Clara Kavanagh
Clara Kavanagh

3:40 PM - 5 May 2019

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Despite our more liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased and appropriated to the point of taboo.

Author Emma Dabiri has tackled this issue head on in her book Don’t Touch My Hair.

The book is an exciting combination of memoir, race, contemporary pop culture and body politics.

Emma joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to talk all about it.


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