EPISODE · Feb 24, 2022 · 31 MIN
Making Trouble: Hair Trouble
from The Stoop · host Hana Baba and Leila Day
It’s Season 7! And it’s the annual fundraising time for Radiotopia, they’ve asked artists across the platform to weigh in on the theme “Making Trouble” and here’s our take! We’re wondering, is it fair to charge kinkier textures more when it comes to hair braiding? We asks stylists and each other, what’s the deal with the tax on our naps? We talk with natural hair stylist Marilyn Burks in Mississippi, as well as other stylists and get their take on some of the strict requirements for 4C hair. And we talk with writer Kovie Biakolo who has been asking many women why they’re going back to relaxers? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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It’s Season 7! And it’s the annual fundraising time for Radiotopia, they’ve asked artists across the platform to weigh in on the theme “Making Trouble” and here’s our take! We’re wondering, is it fair to charge kinkier textures more when it comes to hair braiding? We asks stylists and each other, what’s the deal with the tax on our naps? We talk with natural hair stylist Marilyn Burks in Mississippi, as well as other stylists and get their take on some of the strict requirements for 4C hair. And we talk with writer Kovie Biakolo who has been asking many women why they’re going back to relaxers?
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