{"id":45719,"date":"2016-02-21T21:19:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=45719"},"modified":"2016-02-21T21:19:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:19:35","slug":"mom-writes-book-bad-hair-does-not-exist-for-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=45719","title":{"rendered":"Mom Writes Book, ‘Bad Hair Does Not Exist!’ For Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mom Writes Book, ‘Bad Hair Does Not Exist!’ For Daughters<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

NBC News<\/a>
\n2016-02-17<\/p>\n

Maya Chung<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nBad Hair Does Not Exist\/Pelo Malo No Existe!<\/em> is a Children’s Book by Sulma Arzu-Brown.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“Bad Hair Does Not Exist!<\/a>” is a new bilingual book that encourages young Black, Afro-Latino, and multi-racial girls to see themselves, and their hair, as beautiful.<\/p>\n

Sulma Arzu-Brown<\/a>, who calls herself a “Garifuna<\/a><\/a>” woman or Afro-Latino from Honduras<\/a>, was inspired to write the book after her three-year-old daughter’s babysitter commented that little Bella Victoria had “pelo malo,” which is a Spanish term for “bad hair.”<\/p>\n

She knew then that she could either be angry or be a part of the solution, so she chose to write a book.<\/p>\n

“The book is a tool of cultural solidarity and a tool of empowerment for all of our little girls,” said Arzu-Brown whose daughters are now 4 and 11. “The term ‘Bad hair’ or ‘Pelo Malo’ is divisive to both community and family, and can contribute to low self-esteem.”…<\/p>\n

Read the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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