Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul
by
Tanisha C. Ford
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police...