NC: What is the best thing about being curly?
DM: Curly hair is an expression of self. My hair is just like me: full of culture and life, and hard to control. Also, I can have the best of both worlds! I can wear my hair curly or straight, and it looks fabulous both ways! It’s easy to give curly hair volume and style when you blow dry, and it retains the volume better and longer!
NC: How do you think having curly hair impacts your life?
DM: I’m different. Every girl who steps up and wears her curls is encouraging awareness and acceptance.
It’s not okay to brush down our girls’ curls for school because it’s not “proper.”
It’s not okay to be stared at because you wear your hair curly.
Everyone needs to know that natural hair is just as beautiful as straight hair. Wear your curls, let them get used to it!
NC: What would you tell others to encourage them to embrace their curls?
DM: Imagine all the sleep you could get…if you didn’t have to straighten your hair in the mornings!
