Black Hair, Our Superpower

Sh*t Talkers, in this week’s episode Naira sits down with Tre King and Elizabeth Tutu to discuss the significance of representation and self-expression, particularly in relation to hair and identity.

Tre King and Elizabeth Tutu are two Columbia College Chicago graduate film students creating a documentary focused on young black individuals' relationship with their hair and capturing it through film photography. Together, they discuss the cultural significance of hair in the Black community, the importance of representation in media for shaping aspirations and self-confidence, and more than one hairstyle disaster…

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Host: Naira (Instagram: @niara.bills TikTok: @nairabills)Guests: Tre King (@tre_king), filmmaker and graduate student at Columbia College Chicago, Elizabeth Tutu, photographer, model, and graduate student at Columbia College Chicago

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