{"product_id":"tenderheaded-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Tenderheaded: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichaela Angela Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter working alongside iconic figures like Diana Ross, Prince, and Maya Angelou and as \u003ci\u003eVIBE\u003c\/i\u003e's founding fashion director, Michaela angela Davis provides both a celebration of Black media's vibrant history and a critical examination of its challenges and identity politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn her first day of second grade, a group of older girls surrounded Michaela. The ringleader drafted her little sister, armed her with a pair of scissors, and shouted a command: cut Michaela's big blond pigtails off or face her fury. Michaela and her braids survived the attempted \"jump,\" but she never saw the world and hair the same way again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recognizing how her light skin, light eyes, and light hair facilitated her access to the explosive intersections of hardcore, house, and hip-hop culture, Michaela angela Davis's \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded \u003c\/i\u003eis the coming-of-age story of a stylist and editor who hustled during the golden age of the downtown NYC scene of the '80s, established a career through the hip-hop-fueled '90s, and reckoned with the media industry in the \"post-racial\" Obama years while being in service to Black women every step of the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a life and career as complex and textured as her hair, Davis has written more than a memoir. A tribute to Black girls and women everywhere, \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded \u003c\/i\u003eis a cultural manifesto that reckons with the role media and American history play in the fascinating and chaotic shaping of a collective identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichaela angela Davis is a writer, creative director, producer, and image activist focusing on the intersections of gender, race, fashion, culture, beauty, and identity. She was the cowriter of Mariah Carey's memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeaning of Mariah Carey\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an instant #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. She was the fashion, beauty, and culture editor at \u003ci\u003eEssence \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the founding fashion director at \u003ci\u003eVIBE \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and a creator of the docuseries \u003ci\u003eThe Hair Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67829659926782,"sku":"9781668036310","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/HvL-A6DzHA9781668036310.webp?v=1792731233","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/tenderheaded-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}