Introduction by Ntozake Shange. Featuring an extraordinary gathering of writers, performers and social luminaries such as Angela Davis, Tony Morrison, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alice Walker, bell hooks and many others, this unforgettable anthology breaks new cultural ground with straight talk about black women and their hair. Newly in paperback, this is one of the most talked-about books of the year, throwing open the closet and investigating deep into the cultural meanings of black hair with voices as diverse as the children of the African Diaspora.