It’s just hair… yet millions of dollars, hours ,and debates are devoted to black women’s hair. When I was a child my mom, grandma, aunts and cousins washed, twisted ,braided and did my do. When my mom was a child my grandma did her do, and when she was dying my mom returned the favor. Today I do my hair and my mother’s hair, It’s not just hair, it brings us together.
It’s just hair… yet millions of dollars, hours ,and debates are devoted to black women’s hair. When I was a child my mom, grandma, aunts and cousins washed, twisted ,braided and did my do. When my mom was a child my grandma did her do, and when she was dying my mom returned the favor. Today I do my hair and my mother’s hair, It’s not just hair, it brings us together. I wear my hair natural as a salute to my ancestors who rocked an Afro in the 60’s, those who had (have) to straighten their hair to be socially acceptable, and the slave who covered her hair. I wear my hair natural because it looks, feels ,and grows the best when it’s natural. I don’t wear it natural to put the next person with “unnatural” hair down or, to make an exclusively political statement, I do it because it makes me look and feel good.