Rough and Stuff/Don’t Mess With Our Hair

Note to administrators at Horizon Science Academy in Lorain, Ohio: Banning “Afro-puffs and small twisted braids with or without rubber bands” is not culturally sustaining pedagogy.

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Note to all Black girls in Lorain, Ohio (Toni Morrison’s hometown!) and everywhere else: We got you.

And it’s understandable why the Afro Puff is being compared to the ponytail in terms of helping people understand, but the Afro-puff is the Afro-puff. There’s no comparison. Let it reign supreme.

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The pic above is from Black Girl Long Hair where you can read all about this, including letters from the school. And thanks to  Cynthia Marie (@cynmarieMBA) who tweeted this.