“We have to stop being ashamed of being Black. A broad nose,a thick lip and nappy hair is us, and we’re going to call that beautiful whether they like it or not. We’re not going to fry our hair anymore.” - activist Stokely Carmichael at a rally in Mississippi in 1966. Curls and kinks are complex, which makes them a beautiful and accurate physical representation of the complexity of being Black: they signify historic richness, endurance, and stories of fighting. But there are also stories about loving and caring that only curls and kinks can tell. About tough hands that weaved through them gently while a calming voice taught about the best ingredients and created powerful braided designs that protect from within.
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