Kudos to Ms. Jones, I received this information from my sister De founder and organizer of
Nappiology.Writer's Digest 16th Annual International
Self-Published Book Awards judges gives kudos to:
"Nappyisms . . . Affirmations for Nappy-Headed People and Wannabes!" by Linda "Mosetta Jones
Judge's commentary: "This is a teriffic little book that is sure to put a smile on every reader's face. I was skeptical that anyone could write an entire book on nappy hair, but Ms. Jones pulls it off quite nicely. There is advice from everything to comebacks for cutting remarks on nappy hairstyles to quotes from celebrities, to silly poesms and musings. Ms. Jones' crisp, snappy narrative sails along, making for a smooth,quick read from cover to cover. It is difficult to find much wrong with this book."
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In Nappyisms . . . Ms. Jones weaves a collection of anecdotes, essays, jokes and other writing designed to inform and raise awareness about the sensitive issue of hair in the African American community. Full of fun word play, the book offers:
~Nap-firmations--affirmations from nappy notables, such as D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Grammy winning performer Erykah Badu.
~Nappy 'Headiquette'--minding your mane-ers in the presence of nappy people.
~The 12-Strand Recovery Program for Permaholics--taking it "one nap at a time."
~Snap-Backs--witty comebacks to diffuse negative comments about natural hair.
~Napcronyms--positive nappy acronyms (i.e. NAP--Nature's Absolutely Perfect Style)
~A New Growth Naptionary with terminology that you won't find in Websters New World Dictionary!
Ms. Jones is founder of
A Nappy Hair Affair, Inc. (ANHA), which promotes positive images and self-concepts of people of African descent. One of her supporters nicknamed her "Mosetta," a sort of contemporary female Moses who is leading people from hair bondage and into self-loving, nappy freedom.
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