Not black enough, not white enough
Gemma Jackson, United Kingdom I am mixed and British. My mother is white British my father is black Jamaican. For as long as I can...
Good hair is well maintained hair.
Jessica Elaine Burks, San Diego, CA. I am Black, Irish, and Native American. My paternal grandmother had straight long hair. My maternal grandmother had 4c...
Yes, I can comb my hair..
Shaunise Allmond, Baltimore, MD. Society assumes since I am a black woman with natural hair I cannot do simple tasks like combing my hair. My...
Girl, you got that good hair.
Clare Norris-Bell, Los Angeles, CA. In the Black community, hair has been been a measurement of one’s value for generations. In the African-American culture, “good”...
Embrace texture, human experience. Ignite destiny.
Daniel Brashear, Calvert City, KY. We are all human, a priceless treasure. As Tanya Shaffer writes in “The Fourth Messenger”: “Look to the thought, for...
I am Both, Not Just One.
Laura N. Weston, Baltimore, MD. About 80% of the time people assume (mostly men) I am Puerto Rican even though I am half Caucasian and...
Scientifically, there is no such thing
Steve Blake Douglas, MA Genetically, skin colour, bone structure and hair texture are three of literally thousands upon thousands of genetic traits. We are a...
