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The Natural Hair Movement Failed Me

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The Natural Hair Movement Failed Me

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When I was in middle school, a boy I had a crush on said that I was cute, but that he didn’t date girls with “my kind of hair.” I was not sure what was wrong with “my kind of hair,” but presumably he meant the short kind. Although I never really understood what he meant, that comment really stuck with me, because I’ve hated my hair for as long as I can remember. I’ve always wished it…

Please read original article The Natural Hair Movement Failed Me posted on Huffington Post on 15 November 2016 | 1:44 pm —

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