“Go for it, but be patient. Once you realize how it’s okay to be in the “ugly stage” or for your new growth to show l, you’ll embrace the beauty” - AYAM
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“We don't get special attention because a lot of Kenyan women rock their natural hair and dreadlocks has been here even before colonialists.” - Anita Moochi
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“She told me that I needed to either cover my locs with a wig or cut them off. I wasn’t cutting them so I wore wigs for about 6 months. In the summer of 2018 the Navy finally authorized locs and I threw my wig out that day!” - Rebekah Elaine
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“When I resided in Boston, MA, I was denied a 2nd job interview because of my locs. And at that very moment, I didn't quite understand what or why this was happening to me. However, it taught me to embrace myself, my hair, and my culture.”
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“I actually like to show up with a messy top ponytail and headscarf and go against the ‘neat’ standard because it makes me stand out and I get to prove to people and students that a teacher doesn’t look a certain way or that a scholar doesn’t look a certain way. So I kind of show up how I want to places.”
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“Yes. Growing up in the 90s with the whole movement to have knowledge of self, positivity, and self expression prompted me to express myself this way. I was in love with the Rastafarian movement. To be honest my hair grows like wildfire, so I wanted to let it do what it did.” - Chef Will Hall
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One day you can hate your hair because a particular style didn’t turn out right and two weeks later you’re back in love with it because of the many compliments you’re getting.
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I don’t want to hear anything about an “ugly phase,” there is no such thing! We as a people need to stop saying that. Everything is a process. If you want the result, respect the process. Read more to find out what Kearah-Read learned from her loc journey
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I've wanted locs since I was a kid, going to college in Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy/Crown Heights, and Flatbush) and seeing so many more Black people (Caribbean, "afrocentric", etc.) with locs, re-ispired me. Read more to find out what Kearah-Read learned from her loc journey
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