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The barbershop is more than a haircut—it’s a safe haven

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Black Storytelling

Cultural Survival

Lived Experience

Oral Tradition

Personal Narratives

Community Spaces

Black Feminist Thought

Resistance Through Story

Autoethnography

Historical Resilience

Alternative Knowledge Systems

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“Storytelling is a form of survival.”

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Our stories hold truths that textbooks can’t

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Even under oppression, Black voices found a way to speak

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Module 1: Literacy & Resistance in Slavery

Module 3: Barbershop Ethnography

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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.

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Narratives give history its heart.

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Personal narratives are vital to understanding Black history

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Black spaces like barbershops foster connection and mentorship

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Traditional education often lacks emotional and cultural depth

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Black resilience shows in the ways stories have been passed down

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Emotion and experience are essential to truthful history

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“Fading, Twisting, and Weaving” Barbershop ethnography

Audre Lorde: “The Master’s Tools