In praise of long-scorned Black women's hair

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Oscars beef between Chris Rock and Will Smith centered around a frequently maligned topic: the hair of Black women. We examine its politics and meaning.

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Ashley Brown and I'm one of the producers of this show. Every once in a while,
0:05.1	Gustavo turns over the mic to one of our awesome LA Times colleagues. Today, I'm stepping in as we
0:11.7	hand the mic to our colleague, Aaron B. Logan. Aaron covers the Biden administration for the
0:20.2	LA Times WashingtonWashington Bureau.
0:22.3	She mainly covers politics, but she also often finds herself in the middle of cultural
0:27.1	conversations, like the one that's been raging ever since that slap at the Academy Awards
0:31.7	ceremony. It's led so many of us to reflect on the politics of black women and our hair.
0:39.6	The love-hate relationship black women have with our hair is real.
0:44.2	For me, it's complicated, a topic that leads to so many stories.
0:48.8	Our hair has just started to become mainstream as we see braids and locks train for its style. But it hasn't
0:56.8	always been that way, which is why Aaron is here to discuss the Oscars aftermath and the complexity
1:02.6	of black hair.
1:10.0	I'm Aaron Logan and you're listening to The Times, a daily news podcast from The LA Times.
1:14.6	It's Thursday, March 31st, 2022.
1:19.1	Today, we are going to talk about the aftermath of one of the most viral moments in Oscar history.
1:24.8	Uh-oh.
1:25.6	Richard!
1:29.8	Oh, wow! Oh, wow.
1:34.0	Yes, I'm talking about the face slap heard round the world.
1:37.4	Jada, I love you.
1:38.8	G.I. Jane, too, can't wait to see it, all right?
1:42.1	And despite many groundbreaking moments that happened during this year's telecast,
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