On Episode 21, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto is joined by Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps, the authors of Hair Story, the seminal book that looks at the history of America through the culture and politics of black hair . We discuss how far things have changed since its original publication 20 years ago.
Read MoreOn Episode 21, the Required Reading guest , beauty journalist Darian Harvin joins On Reflection host Funmi Fetto to discuss the news that the Crown Act is now effective in Connecticut thereby banning hair discrimination in the work place and other establishments.
Read MoreIn this week’s show, I am joined by British Vogue’s Digital Beauty Editor, Hannah Coates. We discuss the rebranding of diet culture, whether instagram is no longer the place for frivolity and ask if every make up brand needs to have a skin care arm. In Praise Of … is Kate Somerville’s Peptide K8 Power Cream and on Talking Points, Dr Rolanda Wilkerson, the principal scientist behind Pantene’s Gold Series Range for Afro hair joins me to discuss the brand’s campaign to end hair discrimination.
Read MoreOn Episode 17, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto speaks to Dr Rolanda Wilkerson, the Principal Scientist behind Pantene about how she came to become one of the most prominent black scientists in the beauty industry and why Pantene is actively fighting hair discrimination.
In Episode 13, ORB host Funmi Fetto and guest George Driver discuss a feature in Dazed about The Halo Code, the new initiative set up by Black creatives to stop the discimination of Black hair in organisations and educational establishments.
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