May 17, 2020
On this week's episode, I spoke with Je'Monda Roy, a Jacksonian and 3-time graduate of The University of Mississippi. Roy created a documentary, "Getting to the Root: Stories of Natural Hairstyles and Black Womanhood at Ole Miss" that embodies the experience of the black woman on campus, finding camaraderie through their shared experiences and finding support through and outlets through hair. We discuss her creation of the documentary and its importance, experiences at the university coming from a predominantly black city and how she adjusted to the environment, despite battling the unwelcoming atmosphere the university fostered for black/brown people.
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