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I'm a black woman who loves hair. I enjoy changing my hair, having fun with it - just hair! I go from braids, to weaves, to wigs, to natural hair.

I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair - yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in black women's lives.

I love all types of braids. Single, multiple, box braids - I try them all.

A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.

I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.

What I think is exciting is that, to a certain extent, there is a revolution happening where black women are owning their own beauty, despite the standard of beauty that in the past has not had space for it.

I think women have to change their hairstyle from time to time.

I don't know, so much of women's femininity is tied up with their hair.

One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.