Slow day in the cube
2006-11-20
06:59:07
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Sweet and Lo
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Politics & Government
➔ Politics
Both of Condi's parents were educators and she was raised in the Black middle class. A lot of the people in this social class were active int he Civil Rights movement, but were not involved in the Black is Beautiful and radicalism that followed in the 70's.
They showed and still show an aversion to anything Afrocentric or African. For example, these women went from the hot comb or lye and never considered having a natural. I was really wondering if Condi rebelled against this in the 70's or did she follow the action of her peers.
2006-11-20
07:22:37 ·
update #1
For AA, hair is part of our consciousiness. It's not simply a hairstyle. Knowing what her hair was like in 70's gives a clue of her consciousness at the time. Imagine if someone given daily affirmations about the beauty of blackness and deciding to stick with a hot comb.
2006-11-20
07:36:11 ·
update #2