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Choosing to wear my hair natural with all its kinks and coils makes the statement that I am confident in myself in a world that considers my natural hair something to be ashamed of.

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I have curls. They don’t always look great and I can’t really control them but they are mine.

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Extensions don’t mean that I don’t love my natural hair or myself.

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I don’t think they see me as fully human, but rather as an exotic treat to have before settling for the main course.

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Anyone who has relaxed their hair knows that the first few days after you come out of the salon or the bathroom sink with your newly silky hair are magical. Then the new growth starts kicking in and its a lot of work to parse through the new growth and the hair that’s been relaxed.

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There is nothing wrong or unprofessional about the way hair grows out of a black woman’s scalp.

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My hair has been long since the 7th grade, and this is exactly what I do to keep it long, natural, and healthy (even if my hair dresser doesn’t agree).

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MS. “LET ME TELL YOU HOW I WENT NATURAL”