My Natural Hair Is Not a (Political) Statement

When are we going to let Black hair just be?

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My body has been politicized, and I have had no say in the matter.

When I decide to rock my Afro, apparently, I am freeing myself from the shackles historically placed on people of color in America, down for the movement, and I am fighting against established social norms.