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African-American Women & The Civil Rights Movement
University of Delaware professor Dr. Tiffany Gill teaches a class about the role of the African-American women in the civil rights movement.
Harriet Tubman and the Twenty Dollar Bill
Scholars talked about the historical significance of the decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the twenty dollar bill, as well as the reactions to the announcement. On April 20, 2016, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that abolitionist Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the twenty dollar bill. The Treasury Department planned to unveil the final concept design in 2020.
The Green Book Travel Guide for African Americans
University of Delaware Professor Tiffany Gill talked about the Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans produced during the Jim Crow era. First published in the 1930s, the books listed businesses around the country that accepted African American customers, when so many hotels, restaurants, and other travel destinations would refuse to serve them.
But the industry is changing - and Rihanna's Fenty Beauty isn't the only brand laying the foundation for a more inclusive beauty industry.
The Business of Black Hair
“African-American consumers dominate the entire beauty industry, contributing to about 85% of all sales in the U.S. in 2017 — even though we only make up 40% of the population.”
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“WE SEE AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN ... WELL-RESPECTED. THEY SAW THAT THEIR POSITIONS ... OF BEING IN CONTROL OF BEAUTY SALONS ... IS NOT JUST A BLACK INSTITUTIONAL SPACE, BUT ALSO A FEMALE-DOMINATED SPACE.”
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Black Perspectives
As a beauty entrepreneur, Rihanna should be commended for her commitment to making sure Black women of all hues have access to beauty products and for forcing an industry fixated on whiteness to acknowledge Black women. However, the so-called Fenty Revolution is incomplete if it remains in the realm of aesthetics.