# No. You cannot touch my hair!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBristol
- Speaker: Mena Fombo
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mena_fombo_no_you_cannot_touch_my_hair_sep_2023)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Uninvited hair touching, an issue that primarily affects Black women and girls, is an invasion of personal space. To raise awareness of "hair attacks," activist Mena Fombo started the "No, You Cannot Touch My Hair" campaign, showing how unwanted hair touching is an issue that has been and still is rooted in racism. She shares three steps to end this invasive behavior and move toward a world that respects everyone's bodily autonomy.

## Lectures

1. [No. You cannot touch my hair!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mena_fombo_no_you_cannot_touch_my_hair_sep_2023/27ea7c71ad29), 16 min (TED's player)