Emma Dabiri, author of Don’t Touch My Hair, on the fascinating history of the afro. Also, why she has gone from enduring, to loving her natural afro hair? What changed her mind?

Emma Dabiri, author of Donu2019t Touch My Hair, on the fascinating history of the afro. Also, why she has gone from enduring, to loving her natural afro hair? What changed her mind?

Natural hair movement: Why Emma Dabiri loves her afro

Something didn’t sit right. I could never really reconcile my increasing awareness, my politics, my world view, with what I was doing to my hair.

I moved away from enduring my hair to actively enjoying it and eventually loving it.

Don't Touch My Hair author Emma Dabiri explores the growth of the natural hair movement 

Natural hair movement: Emma Dabiri on the afro hair revolution that’s finally taking root