“I have ‘nappy Black girl hair,’ curl type four, the most curliest, thickest nappy hair. I love my hair!”

“Being around people who make you feel empowered... you can be your whole self.”

“I have a lot of my mother in me with my approach to [my daughters’ hair].”

“I had feedback from my mom and sister, but eventually they followed in my footsteps.”

“When you’re secure in yourself, everything falls into place.”

“I keep cutting it this way because I like it this way … the confidence I get from having this hair.”

“It just feels like me. I like my short hair, and I like it faded because it looks bomb.”

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

“It definitely helped me notice more how I was different at such a young age."

“I stepped into strength when I cut my hair.”

"It speaks to resilience, in that, now we own our image.”

“Once I started wearing my hair out, I just felt so much more comfortable.”

“They’re going to have to accept me for the way that I am.”

“I had to choose a style that I felt I could maintain that was best for me and my personal health."

“I take care of my hair; it’s a part of me.”

“I am very proud of my hair and all its quirks. I just love my hair, natural. It is my crown. It’s part of me."