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"I decided that until I could myself without my crown I needed to walk away from the throne I had created for myself"
love
"Those at the bottom of the totem pole are 4C with coily kinky hair."
-Nesha Bastien
The HierarchyNesha Bastien
00:00 / 02:02
"Sometimes you want what you don't have..."
-Mariama McClain
Taking the Power BackMariame McClain
00:00 / 02:08
Lindsay
I wanted to
look like
Lohan.
An Innocent Question Destynee Raines
00:00 / 02:43
"Nappy."
"Unpresentable."
"Manly."
Did You Know That Afro Hair Has Different Porosities?
"I don't think people want Black women to be confident..."
-Xaria Anderson
What's The DifferenceXaria Anderson
00:00 / 02:13
"I wanted the girl on the box hair..."
-Janeia
Chop ChopJaneia
00:00 / 02:28
"I never felt confident
with my hair..."
-Maddi Brown
Mixed EmotionsMaddi Brown
00:00 / 02:19
what's
YOUR
1A hair has no-curl pattern and is naturally straight.
2B hair has a more defined S shape curl pattern.
3A hair is well defined loopy "S" shaped pattern.
3C hair are tight corkscrews.
TYPE
2A hair is a slightly wavy texture.
2C hair is an even more defined S shape curl pattern, prone to frizz.
3B hair has springy ringlets.
4A hair has a dense springy, S-patterned coils that are the circumference of a crochet needle.
4B bends into sharp angles like the letter Z. This curl is tighter but less defined.
4C hair has the tightest curl pattern of all the curly hair types. Strands are formed in tight, springy, ringlets.
did you learn your hair type?
" I knew that I did not look like the other Black girls around me at the time..."
-Cathy Butler
Perfect The Way You AreCathy Butler
00:00 / 04:10
"It was that engrained into the culture..."
-Tiffany Lloyd
Hot CombTiffany Lloyd
00:00 / 03:04
"When I was younger perms were a big deal...​
...wanted to look like the Barbie dolls..."​
- Paige Adebo​
Born Like ThisPaige Adebo
00:00 / 01:53
A Part Of My IdentityAzzure McClain
00:00 / 02:03
4CNicole
00:00 / 02:47
"[Black Hair] was never really shown in the media as pretty..it was shown as chaotic or nappy.."
-Azzure McClain
"You don't see the representation of my type of hair..."
-Nicole Iheme
Fell Off Like A SentenceDebra McCleod
00:00 / 02:09
The Future Is BrightChloe Masanto
00:00 / 02:03
DID YOU KNOW THAT NATURAL HAIR CAN SHRINK UP TO 75%?
I Have To Be MyselfAlahna McGill
00:00 / 02:14
"Sometimes I would try to look like some people with their hair...but now I am happy with my hair."
-Alahna McGill
Pool DaysJai Reece
00:00 / 02:23
"I wasn't allowed to go to the pool even though we lived right down the street"
-Jai Reece
"The whole world is changing so why not start off with my hair"
-Sariyah Richards
EvolutionSariyah Richards
00:00 / 02:37
"I fit the mold of not showing people what my hair was..."
-Michele Lindor
I Always Wore White HairstylesMichele Lindor
00:00 / 02:13
DID YOU KNOW THAT Cicely Tyson was one of the first black women to wear a braided hairstyle on national television in 1962. Up until this point, braids weren’t considered a “finished” style.
"People of color see Caucasian hair and think that is good hair"
-Rachael Sylvester
I Have Good HairRachael Sylvester
00:00 / 02:15
"You have already what you probably want"
-Cynthia Davis
ClonesCynthia Davis
00:00 / 02:01
" I don't want to make everyone look bad and think that is what Black hair looks like all the time"​
-Jaiyah
ExpectationsJaiyah Pierce
00:00 / 01:50
"They like how it looks, but don't wanna deal with it"​
-Aria James
Deal With ItAria James
00:00 / 01:43
"If I am going to have a fro why not have the best fro ever..."
​
-Asabia Welch
The Optimal FroAsabia Welch
00:00 / 02:50
"My hair is definitely tied to my confidence I notice when my hair isn't done...I don't like how I look".
-A'yla James
OutsiderA'yla James
00:00 / 01:44
"It makes me feel like​
we don't matter..."​
If I Dont Say BlackBreonna Anderson
00:00 / 01:44
"If it's not silky straight...they feel like it's not good enough but I try to change that being a hairdresser."
-Shayla James
Behind the ChairShayla James
00:00 / 02:23
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