[7] Dabiri is a frequent contributor to print and online media, including The Guardian, Irish Times, Dublin Inquirer, Vice, and others.

Dabiri's outspokenness on issues of race and racism has caused her to have to deal with extreme trolling and racist abuse online.

[9] She is the author of three books: Don't Touch My Hair (2019), What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (2021), and Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty (2023).

She moves beyond the personal to examine African hair in wider contexts, with the book travelling across geographical space and through time to take in pre-colonial Africa up to modern-day Western society.

She uses a historical and cultural approach to investigate the global history of racism towards Black hair, while taking readers on her own personal journey of self-love and acceptance.

[17] The review by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff in The Guardian summed up Don't Touch My Hair by saying: "The first title of its kind, with fresh ideas and a vivid sense of purpose, Dabiri's book is groundbreaking.

With essays titled 'Stop the Denial,' 'Interrogate Capitalism,' and 'Denounce the White Saviour,' Dabiri marries historical context with contemporary commentary and analysis in a direct, accessible style, referencing thinkers including Fred Moten, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde and bell hooks.