The Black Hair Salon: The Story of Our Crowns

Hair has always carried meaning. For Black women, it holds memory, resistance, care, grief, creativity, and pride.

The Story of Our Crowns brings together Black women with diverse histories, lived experiences, and expertise to explore the complex and deeply personal relationship we have with our hair. Through honest conversation, the panel will reflect on hair as a site of growth and transformation, a vessel of legacy passed through generations, and a space where hard truths (such as hair loss, alopecia, and medical realities) are often carried quietly.

This conversation moves beyond beauty standards to centre hair as part of life itself: how it shapes identity, how it connects us to culture and ancestry, and how it evolves alongside our stories.

In partnership with the Royal BC Museum and facilitated by Assetou Coulibaly, this panel creates space for reflection, learning, and collective understanding. We invite audiences to listen, unlearn, and honour the many stories held in our crowns.

The evening includes light snacks and drinks.

Stay tuned for the panelists to be officially announced.