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What's Ray Saying?

WRS Classic: Black Hair Issues

What's Ray Saying?

Ray Christian

Blackhistory, Storyteller, Blackculture, History, Story, Storytelling, Arts, Slam, Africanamerican

5625 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Ray explores the cultural and historical significance of Afro textured hair.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to a throwback edition of What's Ray Sain, recorded during the early development of the show.

0:06.4

If it sounds different, well, I used to do this whole damn thing on my own.

0:11.7

I've got a bigger team now, but these early episodes were made with love and are absolutely worth listening to.

0:18.8

Enjoy the show.

0:20.4

You're listening to What Ray sang, the podcast.

0:26.5

You know, nothing more specifically identifies people as being descendants of the original peoples of

0:33.3

Africa, you know, black people, like the unique texture of their hair.

0:39.3

I mean, no other groups of people on Earth have this very unique type of hair.

0:44.3

Even in the rare exceptions among other ethnic groups, at best they can do is compare it to black people's hair.

0:51.3

They say things like, it's sort of like black people's hair. It's kind of like black people's hair. They say things like, it's sort of like black people's hair.

0:56.5

It's kind of like black people's hair.

0:58.9

It's a little like black people's hair.

1:01.2

It's very, very curly like black people's hair.

1:06.0

But what we're talking about is afro-textured hair and its significance, psychologically, culturally,

1:15.7

and economically to both blacks and whites in America.

1:21.1

What's racing? What's racing? What's racing?

1:29.3

What's racing?

1:31.3

What's racing? From the source of all black knowledge, getting stronger, getting solid medical evidence finally about the nerve pain I've been having.

2:04.2

Seeing signs of the spring.

2:06.9

It's like a rebirth.

2:09.2

Children.

2:10.8

Thinking about my legacy.

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