Social Media
Vashti Harrison
Author, illustrator, and filmmaker Vashti Harrison shares her artwork on social media. She is best known for her Little Leaders books and being the illustrator to Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and the illustrator to Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o. Her artwork focuses on characters of colour and often celebrates natural Black hair. Her social media is a good resource as she is someone who is on the forefront of creating children’s books with Black characters and engages on relevant social issues.
@VashtiHarrison (Vashti Harrison). Twitter, https://twitter.com/VashtiHarrison.
Curly Girl Collective
This organization and event business specializes in the natural hair movement. They host Curlfest, a natural beauty festival that is owned by Black women. Their social media contains posts contain images from their events featuring natural Black hair.
@curlygirlcollective (Curly Girl Collective). Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/curlygirlcollective/.
The Root
The Root is an online magazine that holds a prominent place among Black influencers. Their social media contains curated content related to Black issues and often links back to full articles on their website. The politics of Black hair was recently highlighted in their coverage of the Gabrielle Union and America’s Got Talent.
@TheRoot (The Root). Twitter, https://twitter.com/TheRoot.
Gillian Scott-Ward
Gillian Scott-Ward is a filmmaker and clinical psychologist who directed the documentary film ‘Back to Natural.’ Her social media is full of Black hair related posts as well as re-posts from news related to this topic. This is a useful resource when looking for recent news from a variety of sources on the topic of the politics of Black hair.
@Back2NaturalDoc (Gillian Scott-Ward). Twitter, https://twitter.com/Back2NaturalDoc.
Blackhair Magazine
Blackhair Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that provides information on hair, beauty, and lifestyle for women of colour. Their social media contains images and information related to Black hair trends. This is a useful resource for those looking into Black hair trends, products, styles, etc.
@blackhairmags (Blackhair Magazine). Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/blackhairmags/.