“My Hair Makes Me Feel Like Me”

What was the journey from pre-love to loving your hair?

“I think a lot of trial and error with styles. Learning how to do my hair myself. Definitely learning to accept my hair for what it is and not trying to manipulate it or have it be something that it's incapable of being. But also just giving myself the freedom to be frustrated with it, to try new things with it, to make mistakes with it and realize that it is hair at the end of the day.”

What does your hair make you feel like?

“My hair. My hair makes me feel frustrated. My hair makes me feel beautiful. My hair makes me feel like me.”

From when you first took out your locs to now, how did you use your hair as a tool to represent yourself?

“My hair has always been a tool to express myself. But from that point on, I felt like I had agency on how I wear my hair, or felt like it was coming from me, which is still an ongoing journey. I haven't arrived at the full self-expression yet, but getting there.”