Black hair is inextricably linked to Black identity. It can often feel just as important as the home in which we relax. As a high school kid, I was really into reading The Boondocks’ comic strip and later, watching the Adult Swim TV show. I was learning more about my African lineage and wanted my hair to reflect it, so I grew my afro out as far as it could go. It was a chore to pick it out each morning, but I loved the end result.
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