Talk Braids Hair Style with Pop Culture

Kenya Davis-Hayes, assistant professor of American history at California Baptist University, will discuss how hairstyles affect perception of black women at a free lecture Friday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Hieronymus Lounge in Westmont’s Kerrwood Hall. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture.

“Sittin’ Pretty, Talkin’ Hair” will contrast traditional images of black women’s hair in mainstream pop culture and the reality of the art and politics of black women’s hairstyling throughout the 20th century.

Davis-Hayes, a graduate of Campbell University, earned her doctorate degree from Purdue University.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Westmont History Department, Black Student Union and Intercultural Programs.