Wolf Tales recording with Kristen Riddick and Whitney W. McCoy: Women's Center "Politics of Black Hair" Exhibit Opening Reception, 13 February 2018

Item information

Title:

Wolf Tales recording with Kristen Riddick and Whitney W. McCoy: Women's Center "Politics of Black Hair" Exhibit Opening Reception, 13 February 2018

Description:

This recording was conducted in the African American Cultural Center Gallery in the Witherspoon Student Center on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the opening reception of the "Politics of Black Hair" exhibit, curated by Angela Gay, Assistant Director of the NCSU Women’s Center. Kristen Riddick (doctoral candidate in Applied Social and Community Psychology) and Whitney W. McCoy (doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology) discuss their appreciation for the “Politics of Black Hair” exhibit, the importance of African American hair as a personal choice and part of one’s identity, appreciation for Angela Gay and for the NCSU Women’s Center, the power of storytelling, and biases and stereotypes associated with different hair textures. (Preferred citation: Wolf Tales recording with Kristen Riddick and Whitney W. McCoy, 13 February 2018, NCSU Libraries Wolf Tales Recordings, MC 00581, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC)

Topics:

Campus and Town

Subjects:

African American women

Original Format:

Digital video recording, sound, color

Extent:

5:50

Item identifier:

mc00581-wt-riddick-mccoy-20180213

Producer:

North Carolina State University. Libraries more info on North Carolina State University. Libraries 

Interviewee:

Riddick, Kristen more info on Riddick, Kristen 

Interviewee:

McCoy, Whitney W. more info on McCoy, Whitney W. 

Created Date:

2018-02-13

Genre:

Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

McCoy, Whitney W. more info on McCoy, Whitney W. 
Riddick, Kristen more info on Riddick, Kristen 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

Wolf Tales