“I could never think about my hair without it being attached to my identity as a Black woman.”

“Having those influences and being in Black spaces, [I knew] my natural hair was beautiful.”

“You just have to be happy with what grows out of your head.”

“To have the afro said, ‘I identify with the movement, I identify with what we are doing as a people.’”

“When I look in the mirror, I see my mom — and it makes me happy. It makes me smile!”