{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1913641139?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"1913641139","authors":["Zainab Raghdo","Saskia Calliste","Cheryl Robson"],"book_id":"9781913641139","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/hairvolution-9781913641139","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781913641139.jpg?v=ae37adebf9d9046a","description":"Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world's most inspiring black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with, their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty, gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The power is in our hair. And we've come to tell the world what ours can do! Interviewees include: Annika Allen, co-founder Black Magic Awards and podcaster, UK; Samantha Allen, arts activist, Singapore/UK; Doreene Blackstock, actor, UK; Sienna Brown, writer and filmmaker, Australia; Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament, UK; Sokari Douglas Camp, artist, Nigeria/UK; Deitra Farr, blues, soul and gospel singer-songwriter, from Chicago, USA; Ruthie Foster, is an American blues singer-songwriter from Texas, USA; Jamelia, singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, UK; Judith Jacob, actor, radio presenter and fitness instructor, UK; Angie LeMar, comedian, presenter, producer, UK; Lynette Linton, artistic director theatre, UK; Nnenna Okore, artist, Australia; Anita Okunde, climate activist, Ireland; Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament, UK; Olusola Oyeleye, writer, director and producer, UK; Djamila Ribeiro, feminist philosopher, Brazil; Vivienne Rochester, actor, UK; Kadija George Sesay, writer and curator, UK; Cleo Sylvestre, actor, singer, writer, UK; Carryl Thomas, actor, UK; Nellie Travis, blues singer, USA; Rianna Raymond-Williams, sexual health advisor and social entrepreneur, UK. Photos and illustrations throughout","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781913641139","publication_date":"20210915","publisher":"Aurora Metro Press","slug":"hairvolution","subtitle":"Her Hair, Her Story, Our History","title":"Hairvolution"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAN038110","confidence_band":"medium","label":"African American U.S. History for Teens","score":0.6836,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"BIO002010","confidence_band":"low","label":"Black & African American Lives","score":0.682,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"SOC008010","confidence_band":"low","label":"African Studies","score":0.6765,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAN038110","confidence_band":"medium","label":"African American U.S. History for Teens","score":0.6836,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"BIO002010","confidence_band":"low","label":"Black & African American Lives","score":0.682,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"SOC008010","confidence_band":"low","label":"African Studies","score":0.6765,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"SOC002010","confidence_band":"high","label":"How Cultures Work","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SOC026000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Sociology","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"African American U.S. History for Teens","score":0.6836,"slug":"african-american-u-s-history-for-teens"},{"label":"Black & African American Lives","score":0.682,"slug":"black-african-american-lives"},{"label":"African Studies","score":0.6765,"slug":"african-studies"}],"reader_fit":["For young women and girls interested in natural hair and self-expression","For readers interested in Black hair's history and cultural politics"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Sope Martins"],"book_id":"9781665938105","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781665938105.jpg?v=8b2a95d72a610202","score":0.7744,"title":"Hairstory","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781665938105"},{"authors":["Mechal Renee Roe"],"book_id":"9780593173336","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593173336.jpg?v=4d990932be0c5dbf","score":0.7482,"title":"Happy Hair","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593173336"},{"authors":["JaNay Brown-Wood"],"book_id":"9781662620867","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781662620867.jpg?v=5ad96ff17e84c480","score":0.7314,"title":"This Hair Belongs","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781662620867"},{"authors":["Sean Qualls"],"book_id":"9780063144279","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063144279.jpg?v=e0a00e1cd0ff02f5","score":0.7189,"title":"Fros, Fades, and Braids","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063144279"},{"authors":["Mechal Renee Roe"],"book_id":"9780593177976","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593177976.jpg?v=7ee5b3830c7f4784","score":0.6871,"title":"Cool Cuts","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593177976"},{"authors":["Ruth Forman"],"book_id":"9781534446311","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781534446311.jpg?v=cd089e85e6090d9d","score":0.6768,"title":"Curls","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781534446311"},{"authors":["Jaylene Clark Owens"],"book_id":"9780593889732","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593889732.jpg?v=7c4f2c0ffd12896b","score":0.6724,"title":"A Black Girl and Her Braids","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593889732"},{"authors":["Elizabeth L. Block"],"book_id":"9780262049054","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780262049054.jpg?v=0f197966b5325b07","score":0.6701,"title":"Beyond Vanity","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780262049054"}],"topics":[],"what_you_get":["Themes: Natural hair and self-expression, Black hair history and politics, Social justice and Black culture.","Reading lane: African American U.s. History for Teens and Black & African American Lives.","Publisher: Aurora Metro Press."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.94,"pacing":"unknown","reader_fit":["For young women and girls interested in natural hair and self-expression","For readers interested in Black hair's history and cultural politics"],"themes":["Natural hair and self-expression","Black hair history and politics","Social justice and Black culture"],"tropes":[]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":2,"goodreads_ratings_count":5,"goodreads_reviews_count":1,"quality_score":0.8245}}