Video: ‘Can I Touch Your Hair’ – The Endless Fascination With Black People’s Hair

• Author
• Recent Posts

Follow NHCN!

Dianne Austin

Dianne is the co-founder of Natural Haircare News and Coils To Locs.com. She's been blogging about natural hair ever since she made the decision to break free of the creamy crack in 2012.

Follow NHCN!

Latest posts by Dianne Austin (see all)

• New England Patriots and MGH Cancer Center Give a Shout Out to Coils to Locs on The Sports Hub, 98.5 - January 24, 2019
• Video Sharing: HOW TO GET CURLY HAIR (TUTORIAL) - April 6, 2018
• Entrepreneur Tonya Cross Is Making Waves in the Natural Hair Space: NHCN Podcast #0026 - November 4, 2017

Ethnic black hair.  It’s the subject of books, blogs, podcasts, online forums – and videos.

There is endless fascination with how black people’s hair feels; how we make it straight, curly, kinky?  How do we braid, loc, twist? Hell, we have our own fascination with our hair – and why not?  It’s beautiful!

Antonia Opiah, Founder of Un-Ruly.com, discusses her recent exhibit in New York which gave visitors an opportunity to touch ethnic black hair in its locked, natural, relaxed, and braided state.The exhibit was an extension of an article featured on the Huffington Post called “Can I Touch Your Hair”.  Antonia, whose hair appears to be relaxed, describes frequently being asked if “I can touch your hair”.  When she explored this phenomenon with other black women, she found that they had similar experiences which spawned the exhibit.

Watch the video for the full discussion.

“Changing attitudes about natural hair” is what we do at Natural Haircare News. Through informative articles, podcasts and videos, we go beyond just sharing the latest advice and tips on kinky, curly, wavy haircare – We shake things up and focus on the realities of wearing our hair natural.