Textures card decks From jollof rice and Swahili

From jollof rice and Swahili chicken biriyani to spice blends and peri-peri recipes

Roberts sit alongside the experiences of people of African descent at home during the First World War

Elizabethan ‘blackamoors’ and the global slave-trading empire

Author: Anna Barnes

Textures card decks From jollof rice and SwahiliTextures synthesises research in history, fashion, art, and visual culture to reassess the hair story of peoples of African descent. A fraught topic for African Americans and others in the Diaspora, artists, barbers, and activists address the topic of Black hair; both the historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today. Textures explores the breadth of Black artists perspectives on hair vis vis beauty, pride, and politics.