Dr. Althea Prince has taught at York University and the University of Toronto. She is also a fiction writer and essayist.

'This book offers a refreshing insight into the politics surrounding black women's hair & a moving collection of writings from women across the African Diaspora, sharing their histories & personal experiences' People with voices, July 2011 http://peoplewithvoices.com/2011/07/22/book-review-the-politics-of-black-women%E2%80%99s-hair-by-althea-prince/