'I’d be lying if I said my hair doesn’t come with baggage that feels like it’s literally weighing me down.'
As a Black woman, my hair has always been a major part of my life. There’s simply no denying it.
My hair has always invited unwelcome commentary, ever since I turned 4 and my mother relaxed my hair to make life easier. One Black boy in school joked that my newly straightened hair looked like it came from a horse.
I didn’t realize that no longer relaxing my hair would make a statement. I wasn’t trying to embrace myself or “love myself for who I really am” or refuse to conform.
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