![]() ![]() ![]() Grant: So, the book starts off as a short story of four young girls that are really believing that there's not much options with their hair and they have a day at the salon. And although it may just be in the U.S., it impacts everybody globally.Īsare: And what impact are you hoping that this book has on young girls? What is the structure of the book? Is it mostly pictures? Is it drawings that you've illustrated? I give a lot of respect and kudos to the CROWN Act because that to me is a voice for so many. We see so many children, Black books, a lot of representation in media, which I think is so important, and the CROWN Act. So today we see so many different hair products. There was really no room to be unapologetically Black and wear your crowns without somebody criticizing or making you feel less of. I think when it comes to the lack of acceptance when I grew up, the lack of education, you were seeing no-lye relaxers, it was really Eurocentric beauty standards and that was it. Grant sat down to share more about her new book, why she felt it was necessary to create, and how she pours into her daughter daily. Recognizing this need, Anita Grant decided to create a children’s book, Hello Hair, as a way to celebrate and honor Black hair. Developing ways to pour into young Black children, and particularly young Black girls, is imperative. In addition, many people are still today experiencing race-based hair discrimination. Texturism, or the discrimination of kinkier and coarser hair textures, is a pervasive issue within the natural hair community. The study found that an alarming 54% of 12-year-olds reported experiencing hair-related teasing. A new research study published in 2022 surveyed Black and biracial girls to learn more about their experiences with their hair. For many young Black children, hair discrimination starts as early as five years old. The Crown Act provides protections against race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces. 2116, also known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (Crown Act) passed in the U.S. ![]() Anita Grant, author of the Hello Hair children's book. ![]()
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