“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

“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

“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