catching up

I haven't blogged in a couple of days, it's hard while trying to catch up on my lit review. I found a book that has really caught my attention, Sheila's Shop. It relates to my interest, but Battle-Walters focuses on how a community develops among working-class black women in the beauty shop setting. Through discussions with these women she also gains some insight into black women's views on relationshiops, politics, and the state of the black community. I have been brainstorming how to make my inquiry novel. I've learned from Battle-Walters reasearch that there is alot of work concerning hair in the black community. I feel like natural hair is making "a comeback" in the African-American community. More people are rockin' locs and natural hair communities are growing like crazy over the web. Women even have meet up's with other napturals to talk about hair. I wish there was a group like that in the area, it would be a GREAT resource for my research. I've been thinking about orgainizing a group, but even though I only have 13 hours this semester is crazy with an Independent study( on a different but related topic) and this Senior Sem. But it would be good to find the time to meet up with other naturals. WHO KNOWS...