Dreads - Sacred Rites of the Natural Hair Revolution (Paperback, New edition)

"I couldn't imagine those black ropes on their heads were hair...natural hair to which nothing was added, not even a brushing...I wondered what such hair felt like, smelled like. What a person dreamed about at night, with hair like that spreading across the pillow..."

--from the introduction by Alice Walker

"Beautiful book, beautiful hair, beautiful people, beautiful exhilarating spirituality. I loved it and love my (our) hair."

--Anne Lamott author of "Traveling Mercies"

""Dreads" is an exquisite artistic testament to the individuality of the men and women who make dreads not only a look but a way of life. These cross-cultural images demonstrate that the human visage is the first artistic canvas we have access to."

--Farai Chideya author of "The Color of Our Future"

"There is always the question of whether you grow locks or your locks grow you. This book shows dreadlocks that are funky, elegant, sexy, dramatic, spiritual--and always beautiful. It makes me very happy to be nappy."

--Veronica Chambers, author of "Mama's Girl"

Photographed on location in Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand, Kenya, Namibia, Ethiopia, Angola, Senegal, India, and the United States