Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Legacy of Malcolm X (Look at the picture in the article, who does it remind you of?)

The Legacy of Malcolm X (Look at the picture in the article, who does it remind you of?)

The Atlantic ^ | 04/14/2011 | TA-NEHISI COATES

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 4:55:43 PM by The Magical Mischief Tour

WHEN MY MOTHER was 12, she walked from the projects of West Baltimore to the beauty shop at North Avenue and Druid Hill, and for the first time in her life, was relaxed. It was 1962. Black, bespectacled, skinny, and buck-toothed, Ma was also considered to have the worst head of hair in her family. Her tales of home cosmetology are surreal. They feature a hot metal comb, the kitchen stove, my grandmother, much sizzling, the occasional nervous flinch, and screaming and scabbing.


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