{"product_id":"wash-day-passing-on-the-legacy-rituals-and-love-of-natural-hair-9780593579718","title":"Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair","description":"\u003cb\u003eA visual celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and their children during their wash day rituals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful love letter to natural hair and the rituals Black women have created.\"--Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stunning book, documentary photographer Tomesha Faxio explores the power of \"wash day,\" a day that Black women dedicate to washing, detangling, conditioning, and styling their natural hair. The significance of wash day goes far beyond hair care--it's an opportunity for Black women to pour \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e into their curly, coily locks and, when they have children, pass on this sacred ritual to the next generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWash Day\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the unique bonds between Black mothers and their children through intimate photographs of their hair-care routines and insightful stories that detail their natural hair journeys. Faxio brings you into the homes of twenty-six different families, illustrating the many ways that these mothers have used wash day to instill love, acceptance, and confidence in their children about wearing their natural hair. Through hours spent with their children, typically at the kitchen sink, each of these mothers is resisting generations of hair discrimination by creating a space for empowerment, all while finding their own sense of self-acceptance along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing the inherent beauty and diversity of natural hair, \u003ci\u003eWash Day \u003c\/i\u003eis a visual homage to Black culture, Black rituals, and the generational bonds that strengthen the Black community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomesha Faxio \u003c\/b\u003e(she\/her) is a self-taught documentary photographer dedicated to portraying and centering the Black experience. She specializes in portraits of Black women and women of color, wielding photography to reject Eurocentric beauty standards and alterations of natural beauty. Her photography has been featured online by \u003ci\u003eParents, Jezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in the documentary films \u003ci\u003eRefuge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Wins Over Hate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarkson Potter Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611728056594,"sku":"9780593579718","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6ae0bc5-771e-4854-aaca-472ac5dbb466.jpg?v=1732366151","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wash-day-passing-on-the-legacy-rituals-and-love-of-natural-hair-9780593579718","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}