Black Curl Power

Every kink, coil, and curl has a story. Every crown has power. With joyful illustrations, Black Curl Power shows love for the community that is free-flowing like an Afro, silk pressed and wrapped, intricately braided, or twisted with edges slicked and oil sheened to perfection. This book represents sitting between the legs of a favorite cousin who is the best braider in the family or getting a crisp lining from the neighborhood barber. Black Curl Power honors hair stylists, braiders, locticians, and barbers as creative "master hairstyle makers" and tells a Black hair story, resilient enough to break combs but still delicate when misunderstood or mistreated. 

Black Curl Power is a poetic self-love journey, celebrating all types of Black hair. An ongoing "Black hair education" conversation for readers across generations, its poetry points to Black people's internal and societal battles for natural hair acceptance alongside the fight for equity. With unadorned locs or precisely sculpted works of art, this timeless piece has readers ready to adjust their crowns and embrace their curl power. Detailed notes at the end explain the inspiration and historical context of the poem.