‘Bumpy Head Gyal’ Hutchinson stays rooted in culture despite backlash and discrimination
Feb 4th, 2021 | Category: News & Features | 9:25#Gleaner #JoanAndreaHutchinson #NubianKnots FEBRUARY 4, 2021: A quarter of a century has passed since the Jamaican public chastised the dark-skinned, kinky-haired Negro broadcaster, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, for daring to appear on their television sets wearing Nubian knots – an Africa-originated hairstyle many locals refer to as ‘Chiney bump’. Today, Hutchinson says there definitely has been a reduction in the discrimination meted out to women who are black and choose not to chemically alter their hair.
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