Lori L. Tharps is a content creator whose work meets at the intersection of race and real life. She is the author of the books Hair Story:Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and Same Family, Different Colors:Confronting Colorism in America's Diverse Families. She is also the founder and host of the My American Meltingpot podcast and blog.
Lori L. Tharps
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