Museum of Resistance and Resilience Main MenuPraxis #1: Curation and Annotation (Group Project)details of Praxis #1 assignmentPraxis #1.1 War, Memory, And Identity: Beyond Victims and Voice Museum of Resistance and ResilienceProfessor Marjory Wentworth Honor's Class at College of CharlestonPraxis #2 Media Intervention, Multimedia Essay (Individual Project)Entry 2 in our Museum of Resistance and ResiliencePraxis #3 Manifesto of Future Resistance and ResilienceMedia Intervention/Media PostsFinal Course Reflection - A Letter to the FutureDue November 18Vicki Callahanf68c37bed83f129872c0216fae5c9d063d9e11baLisa Müller-Tredecc71af55f5122020f2b95396300e25feb73b6995
12020-09-22T11:05:21-07:00Katie Chan6109b817f03ac98c130cbeaa031818bdeec78a24Black Power FistKatie Chan3plain2020-09-22T11:07:42-07:00Katie Chan6109b817f03ac98c130cbeaa031818bdeec78a24
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12020-09-21T12:02:56-07:00The Afro pick22plain2020-09-22T22:30:41-07:00 An Afro pick is a grooming tool, resembling a comb, that is used to maintain the afro hairstyle. They come in different lengths, styles, and material such as nylon, plastic, or metal/stainless steel teeth. Most afro picks seen today come adorned with the Black power fist at the end of it and this is because the Afro pick is much more than just a grooming tool or adornment in hair, but is a political emblem and a collective identity.
The Afro pick went hand in hand with the Afro hairstyle which was a cultural movement that marked a return to a more natural, untreated hairstyles. The Afro became a powerful political symbol which reflected black pride and a rejection of notions of assimilation and integration. It was recognised as a way of saying no to oppression and "wearing the comb led to a kind of comradeship amongst those whose hair grows up and out, not down" (Heywood, 2013).
