The Hair Tales

The Hair Tales

Continuing First aired 22/Oct/2022 United States English 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
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The series leads the audience through a revelatory journey connecting the personal tales of phenomenal Black women to broader societal and historic themes. The stories shared in the series offer an honest and layered look into the complex culture of Black hair and, ultimately, Black women’s identity, beauty, cultural and social contributions and humanity.
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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 22/Oct/2022
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S1E6
Chlöe Bailey: Deeply Rooted
Air date: 19/Nov/2022 · Time: 17:00 · Runtime: 42 min
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Anchored in the love of her family, Chloe Bailey celebrates how being "loc'd" for life will never box her in; unpacking employment access, acceptability and how Black hair and girls are worthy of protection.

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Anchored in the love of her family, Chloe Bailey celebrates how being "loc'd" for life will never box her in; unpacking employment access, acceptability and how Black hair and girls are worthy of protection.

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Marsai Martin: Freedom's Heir
Air date: 12/Nov/2022 · Time: 17:00 · Runtime: 42 min
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Our hair won't be watered down. Marsai Martin found out the hard way. Empowered by generations, she can let her Freedom Hair run wild into big boss possibilities. Unpacked here: the privilege of unprofessionalism, Barbie and Black imagery in media.

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Our hair won't be watered down. Marsai Martin found out the hard way. Empowered by generations, she can let her Freedom Hair run wild into big boss possibilities. Unpacked here: the privilege of unprofessionalism, Barbie and Black imagery in media.

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CHIKA: Audacious Visibility
Air date: 05/Nov/2022 · Time: 17:00 · Runtime: 42 min
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When the others count us out, we show out. Being CHIKA is a revolutionary act. She cut trauma out of her hair, and stepped into herself as an artistic alchemist. We unpack the unregulated madness of perms, bra strap level goals and the art of Black hair.

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When the others count us out, we show out. Being CHIKA is a revolutionary act. She cut trauma out of her hair, and stepped into herself as an artistic alchemist. We unpack the unregulated madness of perms, bra strap level goals and the art of Black hair.

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Ayanna Pressley: Embodied Liberation
Air date: 29/Oct/2022 · Time: 17:00 · Runtime: 42 min
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Freedom ain’t free — nor is maintaining our hair or humanity. Ayanna Pressley puts her ambition, betrayal, loss and beauty on the table. In this episode, we unpack how the hair salon is the Black women's country club and the politics of hair.

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Freedom ain’t free — nor is maintaining our hair or humanity. Ayanna Pressley puts her ambition, betrayal, loss and beauty on the table. In this episode, we unpack how the hair salon is the Black women's country club and the politics of hair.

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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross
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Oprah Winfrey
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Issa Rae
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Ayanna Pressley
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Chika
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Marsai Martin
Marsai Martin
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Chlöe Bailey
Chlöe Bailey
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Michaela Angela Davis
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Oprah Winfrey
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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