HAIRASSMENT
About The Author
Hair today, gone tomorrow-----rights shouldn't be that fragile.
Tanisha Pumphrey is a writer, speaker, and advocate for personal empowerment with over 20 years of experience in healthcare and mentoring. Her mission is to help others build confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of self.
A Milwaukee native and creative force, Tanisha is also a self-taught event stylist and fashion enthusiast. Her debut book, Hairassment, has inspired thousands to embrace their uniqueness and inner strength.
When she’s not writing or designing, Tanisha enjoys reading, family time, and snuggling her two beloved fur babies. Married at 22, she and her husband are proud parents of two amazing sons rooted in love and purpose.
Explore My Creations
Stories and words rooted in identity, resistance, and unapologetic truth.
Fiction
Rewriting the rules of beauty and belonging.
Experience short stories and narratives that echo the struggles and triumphs found in Hairassment. These imagined worlds shine a light on real issues---texturism, conformity, self-worth, and freedom of expression.
Non-Fiction
Lived truth. Bold reflections. Unfiltered voices.
From personal essays to cultural critiques, this space expands on the themes of Hairassment---tackling race, gender, hair, and power through real experiences that demand to be heard.
Poetry
Curls, scars, crowns, and fire---feel it in every line.
Poetry that speaks from the roots. Each piece explores identity, resistance, beauty, and pain---through rhythm, emotion, and ancestral echoes.
