Ashley Wells Lakindra Mitchell Dove Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka Ciara Darnise Miller

Interrogating Black Women’s Natural Hair: Essays, Excerpts, and Articles

A Talk by Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka , Dr. Lakindra Mitchell Dove PhD, MSW , Ciara Darnise Miller , MFA, MA and Ashley Wells , MA

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About this Talk

Come hear panelists share their writing about Black women’s natural hair from a variety of variety of literary and academic perspectives, contexts, and genres.

10 August 2024, 07:30 PM

PANELS

07:30 PM - 08:45 PM

About The Speakers

Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka

Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka

CEO and Founder, PsychoHairapy


Lakindra Mitchell Dove

Dr. Lakindra Mitchell Dove PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor, Social Work, Portland State University


Ciara Darnise Miller

Ciara Darnise Miller , MFA, MA

CEO and Founder, Miller's Learning Center

A published poet and essayist on the subject with over twenty years of experience in the field of Africana Studies and poetry.


Ashley Wells

Ashley Wells , MA

Ph.D. Student, Washington State University

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