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NaPPtural Hair
By.Niyankor Ajuaj
W
hen India Arie released “I Am Not My Hair” in 2005, I was
sure that both Black women and society as a whole would
slowly begin accepting Black hair for the way it was. Boy
was I wrong, since then numerous events have shown that
we are still indeed our hair. From women getting fired from their jobs
due to their hairstyles, to horrible tweets regarding Gabby Douglass’
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