Book Description: A Choice Outstanding Book Award winner Rooks’s excellent book is a welcom entry in the feminist debates about American ‘beauty culture.’ . . . Readable, accessible, and helpfully illustrated.”–Choice “Rooks digs deep to describe how beauty and culture have politicized African American women and demonstrates that Western definitions of beauty are often not…
Book Description: Meet Marla Shore, a Florida beauty salon owner with a knack for creating dazzling ‘dos-and solving mysteries… Marla was already having a bad day, but when one of her clients dies while getting a perm in her salon, her day just can’t get any worse…until the smugly competent Detective Vail accuses her of…
Book Description: The Knotty Truth is an opportunity to embrace the physical and mental journey of going natural. It’s about so much more than hair: this book gives a voice to women with extremely coiled hair and the complexities of transitioning from relaxed to natural hair by explaining the foundation and economics behind natural hair…