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The Journey Begins

Posted on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 by intheshapeofaneagle

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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

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“Sta-Sof-Fro Activator Cream reminds me of my childhood and how greasy my hair was... Soul Glo had nothing on me!” 💁🏿‍♀️ . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #hair

“I can’t do anything to my hair without my water spray bottle... I even pack it in my suitcase when I’m travelling” 💦 . . “I’ll always remember the elastic I had to buy from the fabric shop as it was the only way I could get my hair into a puff when it was shorter!” 🧶 . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories

”This is me when I was 4 with my hair twisted with thread. If I had to choose an object that reminded me of hair, it would be those African threads..” ➿➿➿ . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories

Joyce —> Duku . . I had surgery in 2006 and the treatment made all my hair fall out, so now it’s really short. At secondary school back home, we had to have shaved heads. The school made us do that because having braids or long hair might make us distracted from school work. I used to go to the salon and have lots of different hairstyles before my surgery. I wear my dukus a lot – when I’m rushing about I wear this black one because it’s so easy. It was busy at home because I worked two cleaning jobs and had a third night job at a Sainsburys warehouse. Grandma used to come and help with cooking and washing clothes but she didn’t know how to do their hair! Cooking and cleaning for five children, and doing their hair felt like a full-time job too. Of course, they never helped with the housework... . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #love #mother #internationalwomensday

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Gloria —> Headscarf . . Getting my hair done was a sad, sad experience! My hair is 4C and tight so getting a comb through it is hard work, but mummy is the only person I would go to braid my hair. Mummy would start on a Thursday before her night shift, plait half my head on a Friday, so that by Sunday it was usually finished. I used to cry when I only had half a head done. Sometimes we would bring our friends over to get their hair done too, so she was basically doing it on rotation. I started learning how to make wigs last year from YouTube because I love having different styles, but I like my natural hair just as much as I like my wigs – that versality is the beauty of black hair. . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #love #mother #internationalwomensday

Rose —> WIG . . I trained as a nurse in Ghana, worked at Whipps Cross for 10 years first in the stroke unit and then I got promoted to a senior nurse in A&E. Now, I’m a district nurse working with elderly people in the community. Back home, everybody has a hairdresser in the family. My sister is one and she used to do my hair for me. I’m so bad at maintaining my hair myself so when I moved here, I braided it all the time, or wore weaves and wigs. I lost my mum at 12, so no one really taught me how to do my hair, and I have no baby girl of my own to practise on. . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #braids

When I was working at the hospital, most of my colleagues were white and they would always tell me “different hair again?!” and I would say “yes different borrowed hair!”. Once, my manager called me into her office to ask me about the wig I was wearing, she was so curious, she wanted to touch it and ask me lots of questions... . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories

My hair was breaking badly at the front, so during the heatwave I just cut it all off. I felt so relieved! When I first cut it, I didn’t have the courage to have it out and wore wigs all the time, until my husband said, “what’s the point if you’re just going to hide it!” My sister made this wig for me - I’ve only worn it once because it’s so heavy but I still love it. It reminds me of her. . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #love #sisterhood

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“Sta-Sof-Fro Activator Cream reminds me of my childhood and how greasy my hair was... Soul Glo had nothing on me!” 💁🏿‍♀️ . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories #hair

“I can’t do anything to my hair without my water spray bottle... I even pack it in my suitcase when I’m travelling” 💦 . . “I’ll always remember the elastic I had to buy from the fabric shop as it was the only way I could get my hair into a puff when it was shorter!” 🧶 . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories

”This is me when I was 4 with my hair twisted with thread. If I had to choose an object that reminded me of hair, it would be those African threads..” ➿➿➿ . . . #blackhairstories #afrohair #photography #heritage #visualart #blackwomen #blackhair #walthamforest #blackgirlmagic #childhood #stories

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