How One Teacher’s Locs Changed Her Classroom

Educator and author Eghosa Obaizamomwan Hamilton asserts that Black women’s hair experiences profoundly influence their educational journeys and pedagogical approaches. Hamilton, who recently published “Articulations, A Radical Methodology for Black Pedagogy: Redefining Education Through Black Women’s Hair Experiences,” discussed how her personal decision to grow locs during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a more Black-centered teaching methodology. Her work highlights the systemic pressures Black women face regarding their natural hair and advocates for self-determination in educational spaces.