'We all need to make a stand. We need to stand with those who are standing with us. It's really important for our story to really get out there, for our culture to truly be celebrated, and for us to keep it this time.'
, a scholar-activist and producer whose work focuses on Black identity and beauty politics, recounting her own experience as a child growing up in New Orleans. "My mom always found someone to do hair at home," she recalls, many of her hair memories involving kitchen sinks and pillows stacked high on the floor while she waited patiently for her Jheri curls to set.
, would go on to create a hair-care line of her own, which would garner national acclaim and make Walker one of the wealthiest women of her time.In addition to actual physical product, Malone also built Poro College in St. Louis in 1917, a training center that housed her business, operated a cosmetology and training center for women who wanted to be Poro Agents, and served as a gathering place for Black people and businesses who couldn’t access other venues.
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