Beauty In a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty

Dr. Cheryl Thompson Wilfried Laurier University Press, 311 pages, $29.59 2019 In her 1987 essay “Oppressed Hair Puts a Ceiling on the Brain,” writer Alice Walker extolled the beauty of natural hair and ventured that Black women can attain “spiritual liberation” by rejecting straightened, chemically “relaxed” or other hair styles such as extensions or weaves. […]

Hot Comb – Drawn & Quarterly

The Politics of Black Lives: Cheryl Thompson - TIFA

This book explores the history of beauty in the black community, The Social Chapter

Viola Desmond Day: Cheryl Thompson on Resistance at Roseland Theatre

Second edition of “Crépu: Our DNA” showcases the craftsmanship of Black hair – Apartment613

How to take care of Black hair, from heat damage to breakage - National

Ep. 06 I Prof. Cheryl Thompson I Critical Race Theory and Black Beauty Culture

JENNIFER HOLNESS AND JENNIFER HOSTEN TO DISCUSS BLACK CREATIVITY, WHITE SPACES DURING FEB. 28 EVENT

Author explores racial stereotypes for Black History Month talk - Newmarket News

Cheryl Thompson on the Complicated History of the Black Beauty Industry in Canada

Jennifer Holness and Jennifer Hosten to discuss black creativity, white spaces during February 28 event

The untold story of Canada's Black beauty industry - NOW Magazine