Before We Become Extinct

Black and white version -How Do I Get the Confidence to Wear My Natural Woolly Hair?I sling my bag over my shoulder. "I'm off now; see you later!"She hurries towards me, eyebrows furrowing in disbelief. "You're going out like that?" she hisses."Like what?" I reply, quickly giving myself a once-over in the corridor mirror.She stills; "Aren't you going to cover your hair? It's not done. Let me get you a scarf." She begins to look around frantically.Confused, I run a hand over the soft...
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Black and white version -How Do I Get the Confidence to Wear My Natural Woolly Hair?I sling my bag over my shoulder. "I'm off now; see you later!"She hurries towards me, eyebrows furrowing in disbelief. "You're going out like that?" she hisses."Like what?" I reply, quickly giving myself a once-over in the corridor mirror.She stills; "Aren't you going to cover your hair? It's not done. Let me get you a scarf." She begins to look around frantically.Confused, I run a hand over the soft bouncy curls of my Afro. With that just-washed fragrance that I love, my hair looks lovely to me. "My hair is done; it comes out of my head done, in ready-styled, tight curls", I explain."You can't go out like that", she insists, her eyes widening in sheer horror. "What will people think?If you struggle to confidently display your natural woolly hair - perhaps you used to wear it but now feel the pressure to hide it - or if indeed the very idea of displaying your woolly hair makes you feel anxious and fretful, this book is for you. It encourages you to dig deep and consider for yourself the answers to many of the questions posed, and to use these answers as fuel for empowerment, to ultimately free yourself from this woolly hair issue, and more importantly...stay free.