Nappy Hair

This article made me think of Naomi *smiles*:

The Rutgers University women's basketball coach said today her players have accepted radio host Don Imus' apology for racist and sexist comments toward the team and they are "in the process of forgiving." Imus met with the Rutgers athletes Thursday night hours after CBS fired him for calling the players "nappy-headed hos."

Here's what Carolivia Herron, a former English professor and the author of the children's book "Nappy Hair," thinks about being "Nappy Haired." The book tells the story of an African-American family extolling the strength and wonder of young Brenda's natural hair while affirming her beauty and culture. Uncle Mordecai is the principal character who praises Brenda, and Herron has written the following article from the perspective of what Uncle Mordecai would say about the sullying of the word "nappy."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/13/herron.nappycommentary/index.html