The Natural Hair Story of an On-Air Personality

Growing up and attending an elementary and middle school where I was the only Black girl and the only person of color period, I was self-conscious about three things: my big lips, my big butt, and my big hair... not knowing that one day when I grew up that I would be praising Jesus for His ample gifts as a full-grown woman. None of my white girlfriends had these three and they were the subject of many a conversation. Granted, my hair at the time was relaxed and only “big” for a random picture day when my mom finally let me wear it out, but it was still an issue. I remember one time in particular when I was in third grade and the lunchtime monitors (who were older girls from the middle school classes) laughed at me and whispered about how “crazy it was,” prompting me to cry and tell my teacher when she returned, who (thankfully) set them straight.

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