Teaching about Race and Racism Across the Disciplines

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.02.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content
  3. Rationale
  4. Demographics
  5. The Unit
  6. Strategies
  7. Appendix Implementing District Standards/Suggested Instructional Sequence
  8. Bibliography of Academic and Video Resources
  9. Bibliography of Children’s Books
  10. Notes

No Lye, Nappy or Straight, People Still Gon’ Hate: Getting to the Root of the Issue; Colorblindness and Neutrality within Hairstyles and Hair Types

Debra Denise Jenkins

Published September 2020

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Notes

1 Jung-ah Choi, "Unlearning Colorblind Ideologies in Education Class," Educational Foundations, (2008) 56

2 George Lipsitz, "The Sounds of Silence: How Race Neutrality Preserves White Supremacy," in Seeing Race Again Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines (Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2019), 23

3 George Lipsitz, "The Sounds of Silence: How Race Neutrality Preserves White Supremacy," in Seeing Race Again Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines (Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2019), 44

4 Neal A. Lester, "Nappy Edges and Goldy Locks: African-American Daughters and the Politics of Hair," The Lion and the Unicorn 24, no. 2 (April 2000): 203

5 Neal A. Lester, "Nappy Edges and Goldy Locks: African-American Daughters and the Politics of Hair," The Lion and the Unicorn 24, no. 2 (April 2000): 205

6 Yasmin Jiwani, "Pedagogies of Hope: Counter Narratives and Anti-Disciplinary Tactics," Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 33, no. 4 (2011): 333, doi:10.1080/10714413.2011.597646)

7 Brenda Ortiz-Loyola, "Straight or Curly? Hair and Race in Carmen Montanez's Pelo Bueno, Pelo Malo," Hispania 100, no. 3 (2017): 421-30, doi:10.1353/hpn2017.0069)

8 Madison Horne, "A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles Afros, Cornrows, Dreadlocks and Beyond: The Ancient Roots of Black Hairstyles.," History.Com, February 28, 2018, accessed August 14, 2020, https://www.history.com/news/black-hairstyles-visual-history-in-photos)

9 Ibid.

10 Neal A. Lester, "Nappy Edges and Goldy Locks: African-American Daughters and the Politics of Hair," The Lion and the Unicorn 24, no. 2 (April 2000): 205

11 Nicquel Terry Ellis and Charisse Jones, "Banning Ethnic Hairstyles 'upholds This Notion of White Supremacy.' States Pass Laws to Stop Natural Hair Discrimination," USA Today, October 14, 2019, accessed August 14, 2020, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/14/black-hair-laws-passed-stop-natural-hair-discrimination-across-us/3850402002/)

12 Sheri A. Castro-Atwater, "Color-blind Racial Ideology in K-12 Schools.," The Myth of Racial Color Blindness: Manifestations, Dynamics, and Impact, 2016, 208, accessed August 14, 2020, doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/14754-013)

13 Rumeana Jahangir, "How Does Black Hair Reflect Black History?" BBC News, May 31, 2015, accessed August 14, 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-31438273)

14 Ibid.

15 Michael Paulino, "The Racial Roots Behind The Term 'Nappy'," NPR, August 9, 2019, accessed August 14, 2020, https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/09/412886884/the-racial-roots-behind-the-term-nappy)

16 Dwanna L. McKay, "Masking Legitimized Racism: Indigeneity, Colorblindness, and the Sociology of Race," in Seeing Race Again Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines (Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2019), 85

17 Michael Paulino, "The Racial Roots Behind The Term 'Nappy'," NPR, August 9, 2019, accessed August 14, 2020, https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/09/412886884/the-racial-roots-behind-the-term-nappy)

18 Coming to America, dir. John Landis, perf. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Coming to America Haircut, December 1, 2019, accessed August 14, 2020, https://youtu.be/NzBGuUeOyAQ)

19 B.A.P.S. Music Video Audition, dir. Robert Townsend, perf. Halle Berry & Natalie Desselle, YouTube, accessed August 14, 2020, https://youtu.be/oMEySxEnoFA)

20 B.A.P.S., dir. Robert Townsend, perf. Halle Berry & Natalie Desselle, B.A.P.S. Plane Scene, accessed August 14, 2020, https://youtu.be/oMEySxEnoFA)

21 Ben Arogundade, "Black Hair Care and Culture, a Story," AAREG, accessed August 14, 2020, https://aaregistry.org/story/black-hair-care-and-culture-a-story/)

22 Kathleen Cleaver, "The Natural Hair Movement in the ‘60s and ‘70s; How It Began and Why It Ended," BGLH Marketplace, January 12, 2015, accessed August 14, 2020, https://bglh-marketplace.com/2015/01/the-natural-hair-movement-in-the-60s-and-70s-how-it-began-and-why-it-ended/)

23 Sheri A. Castro-Atwater, "Color-blind Racial Ideology in K-12 Schools.," The Myth of Racial Color Blindness: Manifestations, Dynamics, and Impact, 2016, 219, accessed August 14, 2020, doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/14754-013)

24 Ibid.

25 George Lipsitz, "Challenging Neoliberal Education at the Grass Roots: Students Who Lead, Not Students Who Leave," Souls 17, no. 3-4 (July 2015): 302

26 Kathleen Cleaver, "The Natural Hair Movement in the ‘60s and ‘70s; How It Began and Why It Ended," BGLH Marketplace, January 12, 2015, accessed August 14, 2020, https://bglh-marketplace.com/2015/01/the-natural-hair-movement-in-the-60s-and-70s-how-it-began-and-why-it-ended/)

27 Caitlyn L. Ryan and Adrienne D. Dixon, "Rethinking Pedagogy to Re-center Race: Some Reflections," Review of Research 84, no. 2 (November 2006): 175-176

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