Making Trouble: Hair Trouble

The Stoop

Hana Baba and Leila Day

Identity, International, Thestoop, Blackness, Storytelling, African, Personal Journals, Africanamerican, Blackidentity, Blackart, Journalism, Society & Culture, Black, Diaspora, Blackculture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

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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0:43.6	It's season 7 of The Stoop and before we get started, we need to let everyone know about
0:50.7	this very special episode that's part of a radiotopia-wide project.
0:55.8	Yes, so as you know, The Stoop is a proud member of radiotopia from PRX.
1:02.4	It's a network of some of the best independent artist-owned and listener-supported podcasts
1:08.6	out there.
1:10.4	We really love all the support we've gotten since we've joined the network and every year
1:15.1	we ask our listeners for support, but this year we wanted to do something a little bit
1:19.3	different.
1:20.3	Yes, so this week shows across the network a releasing episodes on one theme and that
1:27.4	is making trouble.
1:31.8	To show your support and donate to The Stoop and other shows on radiotopia, go to radiotopia.fm.
1:38.6	Alright, here's our take on Making Trouble.
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