imagine living in a world where beauty is as diverse as we are imagine living
is as diverse as we are imagine living
is as diverse as we are imagine living in a world were you not judged by the
in a world were you not judged by the
in a world were you not judged by the color of your skin or the hair that you
color of your skin or the hair that you
color of your skin or the hair that you choose to keep imagining children having
choose to keep imagining children having
choose to keep imagining children having the choice to make decisions on how to
the choice to make decisions on how to
the choice to make decisions on how to express themselves I thought anything
express themselves I thought anything
express themselves I thought anything that worked in fact I was pretty sure in
that worked in fact I was pretty sure in
that worked in fact I was pretty sure in that world because for the longest time
that world because for the longest time
that world because for the longest time I expressed myself as I please I made
I expressed myself as I please I made
I expressed myself as I please I made choices I wasn’t the girl who informed I
choices I wasn’t the girl who informed I
choices I wasn’t the girl who informed I knew this until I recently decided to
knew this until I recently decided to
knew this until I recently decided to cut my hair I decided to make my hair
cut my hair I decided to make my hair
cut my hair I decided to make my hair feel natural
feel natural
feel natural oh by all means literally and then I
oh by all means literally and then I
oh by all means literally and then I realized action had been living in the
realized action had been living in the
realized action had been living in the world where there were standards where
world where there were standards where
world where there were standards where my choice maybe wasn’t so much my choice
my choice maybe wasn’t so much my choice
my choice maybe wasn’t so much my choice and thinking about it why is it in a
and thinking about it why is it in a
and thinking about it why is it in a conversation wife this sort of hair
conversation wife this sort of hair
conversation wife this sort of hair still being discussed 2016 why are the
still being discussed 2016 why are the
still being discussed 2016 why are the polarizing subject very recently South
polarizing subject very recently South
polarizing subject very recently South Africa a young girl the label hotel a
Africa a young girl the label hotel a
Africa a young girl the label hotel a beautiful charming feisty girl made
beautiful charming feisty girl made
beautiful charming feisty girl made headline news she was protesting to wear
headline news she was protesting to wear
headline news she was protesting to wear the hair the growth a stop
which we can laugh at and looking at the
which we can laugh at and looking at the pictures it actually look like something
pictures it actually look like something
pictures it actually look like something out of a glass civil rights movement in
out of a glass civil rights movement in
out of a glass civil rights movement in the 60s and yet wait 2016 that has seen
the 60s and yet wait 2016 that has seen
the 60s and yet wait 2016 that has seen her actually signify something more
her actually signify something more
her actually signify something more importantly if a black person chooses to
importantly if a black person chooses to
importantly if a black person chooses to wear their hair naturally as it moves
wear their hair naturally as it moves
wear their hair naturally as it moves out this how are you making a statement
out this how are you making a statement
out this how are you making a statement we’ve been a record are you eat iTunes
we’ve been a record are you eat iTunes
we’ve been a record are you eat iTunes is it saying something I grew up in the
is it saying something I grew up in the
is it saying something I grew up in the 70s and even then as a young girl I knew
70s and even then as a young girl I knew
70s and even then as a young girl I knew having something I knew it was going to
having something I knew it was going to
having something I knew it was going to define how people treated me I need to
define how people treated me I need to
define how people treated me I need to seem to define how people viewed me it
seem to define how people viewed me it
seem to define how people viewed me it says something even if I opened my mouth
says something even if I opened my mouth
says something even if I opened my mouth and I knew this absolutely because even
and I knew this absolutely because even
and I knew this absolutely because even in my own house
in my own house
in my own house there was two conflicting and two very
there was two conflicting and two very
there was two conflicting and two very different views on hair my mother in the
different views on hair my mother in the
different views on hair my mother in the seventies was a stunning woman and she
seventies was a stunning woman and she
seventies was a stunning woman and she knew her hair sexuality it’s almost like
knew her hair sexuality it’s almost like
knew her hair sexuality it’s almost like she wanted it on the other hand my
she wanted it on the other hand my
she wanted it on the other hand my grandmother also have a beautiful after
grandmother also have a beautiful after
grandmother also have a beautiful after except I didn’t do it to love about
except I didn’t do it to love about
except I didn’t do it to love about eight years old because she hid it it
eight years old because she hid it it
eight years old because she hid it it was always under hair stuff so I knew
was always under hair stuff so I knew
was always under hair stuff so I knew had a mercy except I didn’t I thought I
had a mercy except I didn’t I thought I
had a mercy except I didn’t I thought I was making choices now looking back in
was making choices now looking back in
was making choices now looking back in the seventies and thinking about the
the seventies and thinking about the
the seventies and thinking about the beautiful styles that we all used to
beautiful styles that we all used to
beautiful styles that we all used to join for those of us in the audience who
join for those of us in the audience who
join for those of us in the audience who might remain seventies if you had been
might remain seventies if you had been
might remain seventies if you had been in your or Naomi live in the cities of
in your or Naomi live in the cities of
in your or Naomi live in the cities of thinking in the same
thinking in the same
thinking in the same black sport why cause we all bow our
black sport why cause we all bow our
black sport why cause we all bow our heads in wonderful fools against our
heads in wonderful fools against our
heads in wonderful fools against our story across the pond is so different in
story across the pond is so different in
story across the pond is so different in the u.s. it’s symbolized in Parliament
the u.s. it’s symbolized in Parliament
the u.s. it’s symbolized in Parliament it symbolized rebellion it symbolized
it symbolized rebellion it symbolized
it symbolized rebellion it symbolized fighting for the civil rights in Africa
fighting for the civil rights in Africa
fighting for the civil rights in Africa though it was something slightly
though it was something slightly
though it was something slightly different but yet to be worn partly it
different but yet to be worn partly it
different but yet to be worn partly it only came to us by way of the editors
only came to us by way of the editors
only came to us by way of the editors that happen in the 60s with a lot of
that happen in the 60s with a lot of
that happen in the 60s with a lot of moving on to the u.s. to the UK the
moving on to the u.s. to the UK the
moving on to the u.s. to the UK the Soviet Union when they came back they
Soviet Union when they came back they
Soviet Union when they came back they have his beautiful head and his stories
have his beautiful head and his stories
have his beautiful head and his stories of civil rights movements we chose where
of civil rights movements we chose where
of civil rights movements we chose where the South even overstory didn’t 20 leads
the South even overstory didn’t 20 leads
the South even overstory didn’t 20 leads to us but of course it made sense
to us but of course it made sense
to us but of course it made sense because you also fighting the
because you also fighting the
because you also fighting the colonialist
colonialist
colonialist but to be frank this house of movie and
but to be frank this house of movie and
but to be frank this house of movie and quite iconic as I grew up and it turns
quite iconic as I grew up and it turns
quite iconic as I grew up and it turns into the 80s and suddenly but after
into the 80s and suddenly but after
into the 80s and suddenly but after disappeared almost like the Loch Ness
disappeared almost like the Loch Ness
disappeared almost like the Loch Ness monster we knew all this we knew it
monster we knew all this we knew it
monster we knew all this we knew it existed but we rarely cited it now the
existed but we rarely cited it now the
existed but we rarely cited it now the heads had changed house young men but I
heads had changed house young men but I
heads had changed house young men but I knew something different
knew something different
knew something different the cars were looser and perhaps with on
the cars were looser and perhaps with on
the cars were looser and perhaps with on with the new televisions which were
with the new televisions which were
with the new televisions which were colored they might add
colored they might add
colored they might add and TV shows such as top of the box we
and TV shows such as top of the box we
and TV shows such as top of the box we started to see new style coming through
started to see new style coming through
started to see new style coming through the journey and how was very popular in
the journey and how was very popular in
the journey and how was very popular in the US and we started seeds coming
the US and we started seeds coming
the US and we started seeds coming across the countries and the same many
across the countries and the same many
across the countries and the same many of us couldn’t quite figure out how to
of us couldn’t quite figure out how to
of us couldn’t quite figure out how to do that but of course religiously
do that but of course religiously
do that but of course religiously Paulette the pop stars and I think was
Paulette the pop stars and I think was
Paulette the pop stars and I think was iconic for me was salt and pepper
iconic for me was salt and pepper
iconic for me was salt and pepper the woman handling it was menace it’s
the woman handling it was menace it’s
the woman handling it was menace it’s symbolized the eighties the right sense
symbolized the eighties the right sense
symbolized the eighties the right sense but of course a man change now it was no
but of course a man change now it was no
but of course a man change now it was no longer a food we were using what coins I
longer a food we were using what coins I
longer a food we were using what coins I remember going to a changed salon and
remember going to a changed salon and
remember going to a changed salon and she uses hot straightening my hair so
she uses hot straightening my hair so
she uses hot straightening my hair so that I could fit any Buddhist school the
that I could fit any Buddhist school the
that I could fit any Buddhist school the same thing is probably happening it was
same thing is probably happening it was
same thing is probably happening it was what because as we know it if people
what because as we know it if people
what because as we know it if people didn’t conform they can get the jobs
didn’t conform they can get the jobs
didn’t conform they can get the jobs they wanted it needed to be standardized
they wanted it needed to be standardized
they wanted it needed to be standardized the Pope says however were reveling but
the Pope says however were reveling but
the Pope says however were reveling but as you can see although her hair is what
as you can see although her hair is what
as you can see although her hair is what different colored kind of stuff with you
different colored kind of stuff with you
different colored kind of stuff with you it was still the street I grew up into
it was still the street I grew up into
it was still the street I grew up into the nineteenth and the hair was anything
the nineteenth and the hair was anything
the nineteenth and the hair was anything that full of weight yet now I could
that full of weight yet now I could
that full of weight yet now I could actually afford to have some hairstyles
actually afford to have some hairstyles
actually afford to have some hairstyles and as soon as I could as soon as I
and as soon as I could as soon as I
and as soon as I could as soon as I finished high school almost like her
finished high school almost like her
finished high school almost like her hostage right I went and had my hair
hostage right I went and had my hair
hostage right I went and had my hair last it was a thing to do
last it was a thing to do
last it was a thing to do of course I thought I was making a
of course I thought I was making a
of course I thought I was making a choice but looking back there were many
choice but looking back there were many
choice but looking back there were many of us the influence then was probably
of us the influence then was probably
of us the influence then was probably things like the Fresh Prince of bel-air
things like the Fresh Prince of bel-air
things like the Fresh Prince of bel-air for those who remember the family the
for those who remember the family the
for those who remember the family the yen
yen
yen Ashley Hilary long made hair
Ashley Hilary long made hair
Ashley Hilary long made hair they sounded the way that the hair will
they sounded the way that the hair will
they sounded the way that the hair will be flowing
be flowing
be flowing except they were black like me and it
except they were black like me and it
except they were black like me and it was then the advent of the week
was then the advent of the week
was then the advent of the week conscious taxes now there was a secret
conscious taxes now there was a secret
conscious taxes now there was a secret weapon we had chemicals and we had
weapon we had chemicals and we had
weapon we had chemicals and we had sessions I spent a lot of my
sessions I spent a lot of my
sessions I spent a lot of my girlfriend’s high achievers look and of
girlfriend’s high achievers look and of
girlfriend’s high achievers look and of course we didn’t have the money or the
course we didn’t have the money or the
course we didn’t have the money or the no harm so instead of the way to the
no harm so instead of the way to the
no harm so instead of the way to the toni braxton right in cut away straight
toni braxton right in cut away straight
toni braxton right in cut away straight hair the head of the chemicals but as
hair the head of the chemicals but as
hair the head of the chemicals but as soon as i got my first job in 1899 I
soon as i got my first job in 1899 I
soon as i got my first job in 1899 I immediately started singing religiously
immediately started singing religiously
immediately started singing religiously to achieve this look and looking back if
to achieve this look and looking back if
to achieve this look and looking back if I had a feedback we virtually for house
and probably own to the cost of this
and probably own to the cost of this hair is enough to pay for two mortgages
hair is enough to pay for two mortgages
hair is enough to pay for two mortgages over the two decades that I spent find
over the two decades that I spent find
over the two decades that I spent find the perfect present Malaysia and
the perfect present Malaysia and
the perfect present Malaysia and Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia it was an obsession and even more
it was an obsession and even more
it was an obsession and even more obsessive was the perfect plant you were
obsessive was the perfect plant you were
obsessive was the perfect plant you were not allowed to tell I was really care
not allowed to tell I was really care
not allowed to tell I was really care even though I was really care the often
even though I was really care the often
even though I was really care the often school was enabling the simplicity and
school was enabling the simplicity and
school was enabling the simplicity and so it went on and on and even more
so it went on and on and even more
so it went on and on and even more lovely was the realization that now I
lovely was the realization that now I
lovely was the realization that now I was using it to create an image I was
was using it to create an image I was
was using it to create an image I was using it to become accustomed this hand
using it to become accustomed this hand
using it to become accustomed this hand was my calling path before you think I
was my calling path before you think I
was my calling path before you think I look to me you knew that I was a
look to me you knew that I was a
look to me you knew that I was a corporate woman but I had a serious job
corporate woman but I had a serious job
corporate woman but I had a serious job not just like any other person I was a
not just like any other person I was a
not just like any other person I was a banker my hair was cut sold its SATs
banker my hair was cut sold its SATs
banker my hair was cut sold its SATs only on my left shoulder and it was
only on my left shoulder and it was
only on my left shoulder and it was always perfect and armour I even used it
always perfect and armour I even used it
always perfect and armour I even used it to hide my physical flaws my right eye
to hide my physical flaws my right eye
to hide my physical flaws my right eye is blind and as hell is perfect to cover
is blind and as hell is perfect to cover
is blind and as hell is perfect to cover the school it was an armor and I would
the school it was an armor and I would
the school it was an armor and I would religiously year in here art and then of
religiously year in here art and then of
religiously year in here art and then of course
course
course thing happens and has changed TUI’s ago
thing happens and has changed TUI’s ago
thing happens and has changed TUI’s ago I was joined by two little girls my
I was joined by two little girls my
I was joined by two little girls my daughters and now I had to make a
daughters and now I had to make a
daughters and now I had to make a decision
decision
decision it didn’t seem like a difficult decision
it didn’t seem like a difficult decision
it didn’t seem like a difficult decision because of the love of my life my life
because of the love of my life my life
because of the love of my life my life but something troubling happened as soon
but something troubling happened as soon
but something troubling happened as soon as these girls were born I realized the
as these girls were born I realized the
as these girls were born I realized the head gasps natural and I have to
head gasps natural and I have to
head gasps natural and I have to actually wash it and maybe the
actually wash it and maybe the
actually wash it and maybe the commissioners I didn’t know what those
commissioners I didn’t know what those
commissioners I didn’t know what those things News which is ironic even at this
things News which is ironic even at this
things News which is ironic even at this point of actually running hair salons so
point of actually running hair salons so
point of actually running hair salons so you wouldn’t think of the aspect I
you wouldn’t think of the aspect I
you wouldn’t think of the aspect I should know what to do but only I hadn’t
should know what to do but only I hadn’t
should know what to do but only I hadn’t actually seen my hair in its natural
actually seen my hair in its natural
actually seen my hair in its natural state or to dentists Oh
so now I have to ask the comfortable
so now I have to ask the comfortable questions like what do you need to wash
questions like what do you need to wash
questions like what do you need to wash your hair is it under sue no idea so I
your hair is it under sue no idea so I
your hair is it under sue no idea so I made the decision to actually start
made the decision to actually start
made the decision to actually start looking at keeping my hair as it was and
looking at keeping my hair as it was and
looking at keeping my hair as it was and who natural for the sake of my girl’s
who natural for the sake of my girl’s
who natural for the sake of my girl’s health and maintenance I did wonderful
health and maintenance I did wonderful
health and maintenance I did wonderful to have friends so I did and of course I
to have friends so I did and of course I
to have friends so I did and of course I stumbled upon this living world the wall
stumbled upon this living world the wall
stumbled upon this living world the wall there was actually different yet to see
there was actually different yet to see
there was actually different yet to see this world was not affected by
this world was not affected by
this world was not affected by technology a movement had begun people
technology a movement had begun people
technology a movement had begun people were actually very natural except unlike
were actually very natural except unlike
were actually very natural except unlike the sixties and the seventies there was
the sixties and the seventies there was
the sixties and the seventies there was no rally all those nobody was iconic and
no rally all those nobody was iconic and
no rally all those nobody was iconic and saying I am the natural leader let’s all
saying I am the natural leader let’s all
saying I am the natural leader let’s all become virtual Issus but yes we were
become virtual Issus but yes we were
become virtual Issus but yes we were connected by technology so a whole bunch
connected by technology so a whole bunch
connected by technology so a whole bunch of people men and women were beginning
of people men and women were beginning
of people men and women were beginning to embrace cleanliness and I stumbled on
to embrace cleanliness and I stumbled on
to embrace cleanliness and I stumbled on this world but not having to ask myself
this world but not having to ask myself
this world but not having to ask myself the question why was it that when I
the question why was it that when I
the question why was it that when I choose to go macho it was a new type of
choose to go macho it was a new type of
choose to go macho it was a new type of judgement and what would this hair
judgement and what would this hair
judgement and what would this hair actually symbolizing it’s 2016 and we’re
actually symbolizing it’s 2016 and we’re
actually symbolizing it’s 2016 and we’re still spending ridiculous amount of time
still spending ridiculous amount of time
still spending ridiculous amount of time talking about a black hair and I decided
talking about a black hair and I decided
talking about a black hair and I decided that there was actually a lesson that I
that there was actually a lesson that I
that there was actually a lesson that I was going to learn from this change and
was going to learn from this change and
was going to learn from this change and this lesson was going to be presented to
this lesson was going to be presented to
this lesson was going to be presented to me by way of my hair this lesson is
me by way of my hair this lesson is
me by way of my hair this lesson is about acceptance I finally confronted
about acceptance I finally confronted
about acceptance I finally confronted who I was as one intended and I was
who I was as one intended and I was
who I was as one intended and I was going to be okay with that and
going to be okay with that and
going to be okay with that and especially sue because one of my
especially sue because one of my
especially sue because one of my favorite books by l equals chase what
favorite books by l equals chase what
favorite books by l equals chase what starts by say rule number one as a
starts by say rule number one as a
starts by say rule number one as a lesson in life we will be given one body
lesson in life we will be given one body
lesson in life we will be given one body whether you love it or you hate it it
whether you love it or you hate it it
whether you love it or you hate it it will be yours for the duration of your
will be yours for the duration of your
will be yours for the duration of your life
life
life so the quicker you get comfortable with
so the quicker you get comfortable with
so the quicker you get comfortable with it
the easier things going like slightly
the easier things going like slightly pajamas and now I walk around with my
pajamas and now I walk around with my
pajamas and now I walk around with my hair actually of course today’s a
hair actually of course today’s a
hair actually of course today’s a special occasion but this is still a
special occasion but this is still a
special occasion but this is still a natural style this is how I wore my hair
natural style this is how I wore my hair
natural style this is how I wore my hair for almost two decades as you can see it
for almost two decades as you can see it
for almost two decades as you can see it was perfect
was perfect
was perfect or so I thought there was a
or so I thought there was a
or so I thought there was a representation of the person I wanted to
representation of the person I wanted to
representation of the person I wanted to be
be
be it was an addition to the world and now
it was an addition to the world and now
it was an addition to the world and now I had to face and accept who I was no
I had to face and accept who I was no
I had to face and accept who I was no additions and so I want to leave you
additions and so I want to leave you
additions and so I want to leave you with a lesson that I have taken away
with a lesson that I have taken away
with a lesson that I have taken away from all the six foods and this lesson
from all the six foods and this lesson
from all the six foods and this lesson is I am NOT my hair my hair
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