I feel like I've gone full circle. I'm a 62 year old woman who rocked a big Angela Davis afro in the 70s only to relax in the 80s Went natural in 2014...loving it. No more creamy crack for this fly junior senior.
Girlfriend, I had a similar pattern. I went natural in 1968 after seeing the Ebony Magazine cover that featured models wearing the "au naturale" look. I went to the barber shop and got it cut. I'm the only girl in my high school yearbook with a natural style. I got a Jerri Curl in the 80s, relaxed during the 90s and now I'm back to natural. Black women have the most versatile hair in the world. As I go into my "golden" years, I'd like to do locs, because they are beautiful and easy to care for.
The first young lady hit the nail on the head with, never "relaxed" because I was always on edge. How powerful is that statement? Perm was never for our comfort. It was always and remains for their comforts. What's extremely sad is how disconnected we're from our hair as though it's something separate and alien, rather than an integral part of who we are.
I couldnt have said it better myself. Its for THEIR comfort. Look at the media..look at NBC or ABC sitcoms/shows with black people in them. Majority if not all of them have black women with perms or wigs and black men shaved bald.
This was thee best Natural Hair Documentary I’ve Ever seen 🥰. I’m so proud of us Natural sisters!We need to keep complimenting each other,building each other up👍🏾
Four years now since going natural. I am learning to love my hair. My mom still wants me to press it. I have to respect the generation she comes from. I receive more compliments from others.
4 years natural September 1, 2019. I alternate with having curly and straight hair every other month, but limit the flat iron to no more than twice during my straight hair days. Going back to my natural texture was the best decision I've made, too. 😁
Interesting enough my younger brother had locs and he inspired me to think about it. 15 months in and I’m in the teen loc stage🤣🤣🤣😊....I’m more confident and comfortable in my own skin 😊....Thanks to my younger brother:)
Don't ever put extensions or relaxers on your child's head. Teach them how to style their hair natural so they can see how beautiful their own hair can be and they can build confidence. Don't feed into the agenda that black hair needs to be "treated" or "changed" somehow. God doesn't make mistakes. Natural hair is beautiful ❣🥰
This is the most beautiful documentary I’ve ever seen!!! I’ve never been more proud to see our beautiful black women truly embrace their natural hair!!! I started my natural hair journey in 2015, and started my loc journey in 2018 and the only regret I have is not doing it sooner... We are beyond beautiful, we are magical, we are magnificent, we are ENDLESS BEAUTY!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I love it!!!!! Black hair is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Going natural is actually very liberating as you experience your hair which is beautiful and a part of you. EVERY woman of any race has to work with her hair and learn to style it and thankfully, it is something that Black women are doing very well and in so many creative ways more and more each day!!!! Happy Hair that people ask to and want to touch! It's fascinating and very versatile!! Love it!!!!!!! Thank you for this natural hair documentary!!!!!
Wow I wish I loved my hair. I'm not the typical black women I never liked getting my hair braided or anything. I wanted to cut my hair off at age 17. I finally cut it at 19(20). I wish I had hair with big soft curls because it's soft and shiny/tame. I'm sorry but theirs nothing shiny and pretty about coily hair. I dislike putting creams and jells in my hair.
Leah b Aw I feel bad for you that you don’t like your hair. Women of all races put creams or sprays or something on their hair and just get used to it. I’m glad that you are happy and did what was right for you by cutting your hair. I love my coily hair in twists, Afro, loc, braids and many fun styles. Stay true to you. Peace and blessings.
Beautiful hair ladies and I turned 50 years younger in 2018 this pass Summer. I stopped getting my hair Relaxed years ago and I have noticed that my Wool 4c Fro hair is so much thicker and healthier. I am never going back towards that👿Relaxer.
@Melanin Queen Of Quiet Storm 2 Me too, love my natural texture/thickness. My only temptation is to blow dry/flat iron. So far I've restrained; and I have 0 breakage because.
Thanks so much for the time and effort to share the honesty of being a naturalista in this day and age. I wore an afro for my prom and sr pix in 1977. Then converted to “creamy crack”. I have so many horror stories, but 40 years later, I’m back. I’m back and to be honest, I’m still searching to know who I am. I do know who I’m not and I believe that’s all that matters. Thanks, again.
It was a gift God gave us but we kept throwing it back in His face as a Curse. The devil is a liar. Look at the STRENGTH of our hair and how versatile is and truly sets us apart. No, we thank You, for this Gift, Father. Amen.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯The Gift, is hair just like his son, the moon, the planets & the sun (all round shape & the DNA strands are JUST like "4C" hair)... how dare us hate it... not me, I LOVE my natural hair!!!💯💜
Youre damn right 4knewt. We are the only people with this hair. We are the original. Ya know whats crazy ? I get more compliments with my locs from people of all colors. The only person who suggested I cut my hair was another black person. We need to get past this.
@@blkeclipsel2400I know that’s right!!!!! I had the most problems when I was in the army. The black people didn’t like my hair. They wanted my hair to be straight!!!!!!!!
I'm starting my love locs this year, 😍 I can't wait & this/these docs have given me the support & conference that I was searching for. Thank you. 2 years thinking about starting locs & now I'm completely ready.
When I watched this my first thought was: Relaxers should be forbidden, taken off the market - completely. I feel we are hurting our bodies and our spirit with it. I am all for everyone having the freedom to make their own decisions, but when I apply relaxer to my hair am I not saying to myself and too the world, “the way I really am isn’t good enough? “ I regret every relaxing and hope I will continue accepting my true self, my ethnicity by keeping on rocking my true natural beautiful hair❤️
I have been natural for about 4 years now and I am biracial (african american & caucasian) mom is caucasian and dad is african American. I dont have that typical " mixed people hair" as alot of people call it. My mother loves, loves, loves my natural hair. I normally rock a curly afro, it comes to about shoulder length. My dad more so will be like girl what's wrong with yo head. He is so use to seeing me with relaxed hair growing up my whole life. I love my natural hair so much!!! Now my 15 year old daughter rocks her natural afro and she loves it. I gave her the confidence while most girls in high school are wearing their hair straight. I love it! 🥰
Thank You for this Candid, Truthful Insight into Natural hair. I’ve been Natural for the past 14 years and I’ve experienced every stereotype. Great Documentary!!!!
It’s sad that the mother coerced her daughter into getting a perm. I wanted to relax my hair when I was in high school and my mother was NOT having it. I persisted and she finally allowed me to do it and I was living hunny! What I didn’t know at the time that my mother knew and I now know is that it was going to break all my hair off. When it did exactly that, my mother said, “you see what a relaxer does”? she then proceeded to cut the relaxed ends off and braided my hair...I’ve NEVER relaxed my hair again and now I am loc’d 😩😂😂
Yep your mother is a wise woman ! Unfortunately its very hard to change the mind of a teenager. So she decided to let you find out the hard way. At least you woke up and arent an advocate of volatile perms . Stay loc'd beautiful black woman.
Thank you for having this video. I've went natural many times before. But, I've always returned to a relaxer. I've been natural for 2 years now. Now I struggle with getting locs. I always feel free naturally. It becomes an all day love affair/struggle of care when it grows.
Sister Phyllis Hang in there. If you choose to start your loc journey, it requires patience but it’s rewarding. I found a good hair dresser and I get a retwist around every 6-8 weeks....Be and stay encouraged 🙏🏾
I've just recently decided I want to stop being afraid to wear my natural hair...this documentary has given that extra encouragement that I needed! Thank you!
I dont know how I missed this video in all the years I've been natural, now transitioning into my loc journey this year. This was phenomenal and beautiful!!!
I remember when I cut my hair. I had no idea what I was doing as far as going natural - didn't even know I was transitioning. I went about a year with no relaxer. I started straightening my hair again, not knowing what it would do to my hair. I had heard about going natural and transitioning by then and I said I was, but it wasn't intentional and I was just going with the flow. When I started straightening my hair, I learned more about being natural and wanted to try it for real, but my hair wouldn't curl up the way it had before.......I kept talking about cutting it, but nobody believed me - I didn't even believe me. One day though, I didn't have class.......I saw a salon, went in, her client was a no show, so she was able to see me. I texted my roommates, they came by and I did it. It was such a big moment! I got ALL the damaged hair cut off. And I loved it! I was natural and went 3 years with no heat on it (except 1 time the 3rd year)......then 2 days into year 4.....I loc'd it up :D I will be 1 yr loc'd on Aprili 28, 2019! Who knew how freeing letting your hair be what it was naturally meant to be would turn out to feel! :)
@@lawgreen Hi girl my name is Rose Mcblackwell And i was watching your hair documentary and i like it i am going to start letting my hair do what it do
I can understand what the man in the yellow t'shirt was saying and respect his honesty when he said he wrestles with feeling like hes discriminating and being superficial by assuming a mind set by looking at a hairstyle (or words to that effect). TBH I do it too! I also remember my mindset when I was relaxing my hair, etc, I've grown into my naturalness and see a massive difference in myself. Good documentary. Very balanced by bringing in the views of the men, Well done Lawrence Green!
The person who made this clearly loves and respects black women. Beautifully done. I love seeing us portrayed in this light. We are all that and so much more. Bravo!
I think this was a great documentary about our natural hair and I wish that I could have been a part of it. I am too natural for several years now and I wouldn't revert back to a relaxer. I don't wear my natural hair but I do wear wigs and crochet braids. I love and video and it inspired me even more to wear my natural hair. Thank you for all the positivity that coming from my strong Black sister.
I LOVED this!!! The comment about Naturals dancing at farmers markets took me out😂😂. I first thought about going natural in 1990 when I was 21 but did not feel I had the resources to know what to do with my hair. I finally went natural in 2010 on my 42nd birthday and it was one of the best decision I have ever made. I love absolutely love all forms of natural hair!
I like your courage, your great demonstration of sekf-esteem and for having shown resilience. It is true that we cannot love others if we do not love ourselves. A big thank you to you for showing the way to the new generation because the latter always needs role models to identify with, and as an African proverb says so well: "It takes a whole village to educate a child". A thousand thanks again for this pride that you give to children.
This was Beyond encouraging 🥰🥰 I have just started my transition to natural hair and I am sooooo excited after watching this. It has really touched my heart in several ways. Thank you to all our Beautiful , Strong, Stylish, Successful Black Loving Women🔥♥️🔥I-Love You all!!
Ive been natural 4 years now and I still hear "So youre still wearing your hair like that" from my family 🙄🙄🙄 Cant wait to get LOCS. 1st one in my family to do so!
I LOVE BEING NATURAL SINCE 2003. And I did not know what I was doing, I just hated getting perms and the way I felt and wasting money on something that made feel sad, frustrated and unnatural. And yes I got the negative comments and weird looks but God must have been protecting my self esteem because I kept trudging on. I work in corporate America and seriously y’all don’t care what they think or say... it crosses my mind especially the looks I get from our lovely black folks, but doing my job well and being happy inside is more important to me. We as a people have to start within ourselves and LOVE who we are... our elders are a product of their generation so their mindset is true to them. But no one said that has to be generational - we are lovable and that has to start within. Love thyself. I was talking to a friend how we both are comfortable with our natural hair. And we accept that not all of the ways to maintain it is the same and so different for each of us... that is probably blowing up the product industry. Because ALL that WE NEED CAN BE FOUND IN OUR GARDENS OR KITCHEN... THANK You Lord!! Love this documentary. And thank you LORD for this awakening in our minds hearts and spirits. Its that serious. PeaceLoveJoy
My 9yr old decided she wanted to get locks, me being 5yrs in my loc life I was very happy to! So she's in the baby stage now and a little girl at the bust stop today asked her why she never has her hair done very loud🙄 I quickly let her know sweetie her hair IS DONE, whatever that's supposed to mean, braids and ponytails are not the only style baby, I make sure I let my baby know daily she is beautifully and wonderfully made puffy fro, or braided up
I'M PROUD OF ALL YOU SISTAS. IM TRYING TA GET AN ALL NATURAL HAIR CLUB STARTED IN SAN FRANCISCO. YET S LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T LIKE MINDED.. KET YOU NATURALS
This is such a beautiful documentary..i truly appreciate it..finally natural hair is coming out to the mainstream finally!! We still have ways to go..i can't wait for our ladies to finally embrace their beauty natural hair 🤗🤗
I didn't realize how awesome it feels to embrace our natural hair. I have more fun now compared to relaxed hair. Now I can rain bath, not worry about getting it wet when it rains, wash more, color and the confidence is so powerful.
Love how they talked about how black people police black hair. Funny how even me as a man have my parents some of the time said you need to cut your hair. I do what I want and had an afro and other styles and went to work and it was never an issue
I Love this powerful message of Black Girl Magic. I wish all Black Men would take note. It is going to take many years, if not decades, to change how we perceive ourselves. Not only in the US but worldwide. Until we (the world) stops seeing everything that is BLACK as bad, very little will change. Our words are very powerful, not only consciously but subconsciously. As a Black Woman, I feel very low on the totem pole, wars take our men, men going outside of their race, Black Men incarceration. It doesn't leave much of a selection to pick from. However, the journey continues; loving myself, my natural hair and my shapely butt is what I can do today to fight the powers that be.
Went natural in 2015 because my hair was thinning from perms. Decided to get used to my natural hair in my 20s before Im 40 and bald. Getting locs in a few years!!😍😍😍
Am glad I found this channel. I was always natural as I did not want the stress of perm hair . wasting time going to the salon was not my thing am just a wild girl. And liked it.. Still loving it.
I've always asked God what to do with my beautiful, natural, kinky hair...since I was a teen. I have had one perm in 1987, I am now a sexy , older, wiser woman, and I now understand. God gave me an afro at birth, so an afro is mine to show off. Thank you God for my kinky hair! ❤️
I’ve been natural for 10 yrs did the big chop 2 x because of breakage and not loving it . I’ve always wore a wig to cover it up, until 1 yr ago, I went from twist to wearing my lady puff , as I call it , lol. I so in love with my hair like never before. Now I’m working on my edges they are thin from the content wearing of the wigs....I am rocking my lady puffs this summer for the first time and I am loving it. ..btw natural hair make me look younger.😘
I love my locks! I just got a retwist after about a year of new growth and having them for 4 years, and you do go through struggles with your hair, but I think that’s the beauty of hair as well!
This was really good. And the woman describing getting a perm again as "that would be like bleaching my skin", very powerful.
Thanks for your comments. :)
Extremely and so insightful it will slip right pass some and cut others. b
I was thinking the same same thing
💯👏👏💯👏👏💯👏👏💯she was spot on with that analogy!!!
I feel like I've gone full circle. I'm a 62 year old woman who rocked a big Angela Davis afro in the 70s only to relax in the 80s Went natural in 2014...loving it. No more creamy crack for this fly junior senior.
Arlene Braithwaite I agree I M 60i went natural in the last part my40 haven’t turned back yet
Girlfriend, I had a similar pattern. I went natural in 1968 after seeing the Ebony Magazine cover that featured models wearing the "au naturale" look. I went to the barber shop and got it cut. I'm the only girl in my high school yearbook with a natural style. I got a Jerri Curl in the 80s, relaxed during the 90s and now I'm back to natural. Black women have the most versatile hair in the world. As I go into my "golden" years, I'd like to do locs, because they are beautiful and easy to care for.
The first young lady hit the nail on the head with, never "relaxed" because I was always on edge. How powerful is that statement? Perm was never for our comfort. It was always and remains for their comforts.
What's extremely sad is how disconnected we're from our hair as though it's something separate and alien, rather than an integral part of who we are.
I couldnt have said it better myself. Its for THEIR comfort. Look at the media..look at NBC or ABC sitcoms/shows with black people in them. Majority if not all of them have black women with perms or wigs and black men shaved bald.
Yeah that was profound
And she had grown fr that experience; she said it with love and humor
🙂💗
This was thee best Natural Hair Documentary I’ve Ever seen 🥰. I’m so proud of us Natural sisters!We need to keep complimenting each other,building each other up👍🏾
Wonderful expressions of black beauty. Learning to love the scalp we're in
Terrific documentary. I've been natural for 27 years now. The best thing I've ever done for myself.
Thank you for watching the documentary! All the best.
AMEN!!
Four years now since going natural. I am learning to love my hair. My mom still wants me to press it. I have to respect the generation she comes from. I receive more compliments from others.
I been natural 7 years.🙌🏾🙌🏾
I’ve been natural all my life. I love my mom for that!
I love that it's so many different looks and styles they are showing for black woman wearing her God given hair
Yes
Four years natural, three years no direct heat at all. The best decision I made for myself in a long time. I love my natural 4b/4c hair!
Thanks for watching the film!
4 years natural September 1, 2019. I alternate with having curly and straight hair every other month, but limit the flat iron to no more than twice during my straight hair days. Going back to my natural texture was the best decision I've made, too. 😁
Interesting enough my younger brother had locs and he inspired me to think about it. 15 months in and I’m in the teen loc stage🤣🤣🤣😊....I’m more confident and comfortable in my own skin 😊....Thanks to my younger brother:)
@@back2thebasicsx so cool!
Thank you so much. I went natural in 2012 and can relate to the shared experiences in this doc.
Favorite natural hair documentary! Love it so much!😢 😇🌸💗🌸🙏🏾✨️ 👑
I'm 21 just did the big chop 7 months ago and I fell in love with my natural hair
Don't ever put extensions or relaxers on your child's head. Teach them how to style their hair natural so they can see how beautiful their own hair can be and they can build confidence. Don't feed into the agenda that black hair needs to be "treated" or "changed" somehow. God doesn't make mistakes. Natural hair is beautiful ❣🥰
This is the most beautiful documentary I’ve ever seen!!! I’ve never been more proud to see our beautiful black women truly embrace their natural hair!!! I started my natural hair journey in 2015, and started my loc journey in 2018 and the only regret I have is not doing it sooner... We are beyond beautiful, we are magical, we are magnificent, we are ENDLESS BEAUTY!!! ❤️❤️❤️
WOw! What a compliment. Thanks!
I love it!!!!! Black hair is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Going natural is actually very liberating as you experience your hair which is beautiful and a part of you. EVERY woman of any race has to work with her hair and learn to style it and thankfully, it is something that Black women are doing very well and in so many creative ways more and more each day!!!! Happy Hair that people ask to and want to touch! It's fascinating and very versatile!! Love it!!!!!!! Thank you for this natural hair documentary!!!!!
Wow I wish I loved my hair. I'm not the typical black women I never liked getting my hair braided or anything. I wanted to cut my hair off at age 17. I finally cut it at 19(20). I wish I had hair with big soft curls because it's soft and shiny/tame. I'm sorry but theirs nothing shiny and pretty about coily hair. I dislike putting creams and jells in my hair.
Leah b Aw I feel bad for you that you don’t like your hair. Women of all races put creams or sprays or something on their hair and just get used to it. I’m glad that you are happy and did what was right for you by cutting your hair. I love my coily hair in twists, Afro, loc, braids and many fun styles. Stay true to you. Peace and blessings.
I'm officially in love with this documentary
This is one of the best natural hair documentaries that I have ever seen. Thank you so much this is so encouraging and beautiful!
I just love seeing our beautiful Black women love ourselves and embrace all that makes us who we are
I love being relaxer free ! My natural hair is easier to take care of. I dont have to run when it rains. I love it !
I LOVE BEING BLACK. thank you for the education.
Beautiful hair ladies and I turned 50 years younger in 2018 this pass Summer. I stopped getting my hair Relaxed years ago and I have noticed that my Wool 4c Fro hair is so much thicker and healthier. I am never going back towards that👿Relaxer.
Thanks so much for watching! All the best.
-Lawrence Green
Me either!!! '69 baby...50 on Valentine's day.
@Melanin Queen Of Quiet Storm 2 Me too, love my natural texture/thickness. My only temptation is to blow dry/flat iron. So far I've restrained; and I have 0 breakage because.
I went natural when I was 18, I'm now 45. Have been natural 27 years. Not once have I regretted my decision.
I turn 50 in 2018. I went natural at 42. Best decision I ever made!
Thanks so much for the time and effort to share the honesty of being a naturalista in this day and age. I wore an afro for my prom and sr pix in 1977. Then converted to “creamy crack”. I have so many horror stories, but 40 years later, I’m back. I’m back and to be honest, I’m still searching to know who I am. I do know who I’m not and I believe that’s all that matters. Thanks, again.
It was a gift God gave us but we kept throwing it back in His face as a Curse. The devil is a liar. Look at the STRENGTH of our hair and how versatile is and truly sets us apart. No, we thank You, for this Gift, Father. Amen.
💜
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯The Gift, is hair just like his son, the moon, the planets & the sun (all round shape & the DNA strands are JUST like "4C" hair)... how dare us hate it... not me, I LOVE my natural hair!!!💯💜
@@LGnLA I love this comment thread.
Youre damn right 4knewt. We are the only people with this hair. We are the original. Ya know whats crazy ? I get more compliments with my locs from people of all colors. The only person who suggested I cut my hair was another black person. We need to get past this.
@@blkeclipsel2400I know that’s right!!!!! I had the most problems when I was in the army. The black people didn’t like my hair. They wanted my hair to be straight!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this documentary 💯% thank you for showing us black women in a intelligent and positive light!
That was the goal! Thanks for watching.
Thank you LADIES for talking me off the ledge. I'm going to continue to wear my natural hair.
I’ll pass this along!
I'm starting my love locs this year, 😍 I can't wait & this/these docs have given me the support & conference that I was searching for. Thank you. 2 years thinking about starting locs & now I'm completely ready.
Wow! That's amazing. One of the reasons I made this film was to help build confidence. Thank you!
How did you find out about the film?
@@lawgreen My UA-cam recommendations
This was awesome and educational. Thank you for creating this piece of art.
anndwatson thanks so much for watching!
Absolutely charming documentary. Well done! I really enjoyed it! These women made me happy and proud.
Wow! Comments like yours make my day! Thanks.
I’m 23years I’ll be 24 years in March 2019 natural and I wouldn’t change it I love my natural hair
KEEP IT GOING.
NATURAL IS THE BEST WAY TA BE AND GO.
ITS US, ITS YOU, ITS TRUE
This film was fabulous
🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌
There is nothing more beautiful than a woman in her natural state.
Very cool!
When I watched this my first thought was: Relaxers should be forbidden, taken off the market - completely. I feel we are hurting our bodies and our spirit with it. I am all for everyone having the freedom to make their own decisions, but when I apply relaxer to my hair am I not saying to myself and too the world, “the way I really am isn’t good enough? “ I regret every relaxing and hope I will continue accepting my true self, my ethnicity by keeping on rocking my true natural beautiful hair❤️
The way to go. Delivering yourself from oppression. ❤
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome video. Thanks 🙏🏾
I have been natural for about 4 years now and I am biracial (african american & caucasian) mom is caucasian and dad is african American. I dont have that typical " mixed people hair" as alot of people call it. My mother loves, loves, loves my natural hair. I normally rock a curly afro, it comes to about shoulder length. My dad more so will be like girl what's wrong with yo head. He is so use to seeing me with relaxed hair growing up my whole life. I love my natural hair so much!!! Now my 15 year old daughter rocks her natural afro and she loves it. I gave her the confidence while most girls in high school are wearing their hair straight. I love it! 🥰
I enjoyed this so much. Thanks
Wow! No thank you!
Thank You for this Candid, Truthful Insight into Natural hair. I’ve been Natural for the past 14 years and I’ve experienced every stereotype. Great Documentary!!!!
Thank you so much!
This is so beautiful and inspiring. Thank all these lovely goddesses 🤵🏽❤️
It’s sad that the mother coerced her daughter into getting a perm. I wanted to relax my hair when I was in high school and my mother was NOT having it. I persisted and she finally allowed me to do it and I was living hunny! What I didn’t know at the time that my mother knew and I now know is that it was going to break all my hair off. When it did exactly that, my mother said, “you see what a relaxer does”? she then proceeded to cut the relaxed ends off and braided my hair...I’ve NEVER relaxed my hair again and now I am loc’d 😩😂😂
Yep your mother is a wise woman ! Unfortunately its very hard to change the mind of a teenager. So she decided to let you find out the hard way. At least you woke up and arent an advocate of volatile perms . Stay loc'd beautiful black woman.
Achol Achiek She coerced her into a relaxer, people get this right. The only person who needed a perm was the curly haired lady.
The breakage after a relaxer is real. I will never relax my hair again. I'm currently on a natural hair journey.
Thank you for having this video. I've went natural many times before. But, I've always returned to a relaxer. I've been natural for 2 years now. Now I struggle with getting locs. I always feel free naturally. It becomes an all day love affair/struggle of care when it grows.
Sister Phyllis Hang in there. If you choose to start your loc journey, it requires patience but it’s rewarding. I found a good hair dresser and I get a retwist around every 6-8 weeks....Be and stay encouraged 🙏🏾
Shalonda a.k.a. Back2theBasics thank you so much
I've just recently decided I want to stop being afraid to wear my natural hair...this documentary has given that extra encouragement that I needed! Thank you!
Awesome! So glad you found something useful inside the doc. Peace!
Beautiful video,, blessings to you
Thank you so much!
I dont know how I missed this video in all the years I've been natural, now transitioning into my loc journey this year. This was phenomenal and beautiful!!!
Wow. Thanks for watching. It was a labor of love.
I remember when I cut my hair. I had no idea what I was doing as far as going natural - didn't even know I was transitioning. I went about a year with no relaxer. I started straightening my hair again, not knowing what it would do to my hair. I had heard about going natural and transitioning by then and I said I was, but it wasn't intentional and I was just going with the flow. When I started straightening my hair, I learned more about being natural and wanted to try it for real, but my hair wouldn't curl up the way it had before.......I kept talking about cutting it, but nobody believed me - I didn't even believe me. One day though, I didn't have class.......I saw a salon, went in, her client was a no show, so she was able to see me. I texted my roommates, they came by and I did it. It was such a big moment! I got ALL the damaged hair cut off. And I loved it! I was natural and went 3 years with no heat on it (except 1 time the 3rd year)......then 2 days into year 4.....I loc'd it up :D I will be 1 yr loc'd on Aprili 28, 2019! Who knew how freeing letting your hair be what it was naturally meant to be would turn out to feel! :)
Thanks for watching our film!
@@lawgreen
Hi girl my name is Rose Mcblackwell
And i was watching your hair documentary and i like it i am going to start letting my hair do what it do
Whatto k ow the lady name withthe wi wow hair tell her that Rosa mcblackwell say her hair looks very nice and could you send me a text on messenger
Wow...Becoming interested, curious, and concerned about One's self is Freedom. It is freeing me to be Me. Thank You my Sistas...Thank You
I can understand what the man in the yellow t'shirt was saying and respect his honesty when he said he wrestles with feeling like hes discriminating and being superficial by assuming a mind set by looking at a hairstyle (or words to that effect). TBH I do it too! I also remember my mindset when I was relaxing my hair, etc, I've grown into my naturalness and see a massive difference in myself. Good documentary. Very balanced by bringing in the views of the men, Well done Lawrence Green!
Wow! Thanks for your comments and compliment.
The person who made this clearly loves and respects black women. Beautifully done. I love seeing us portrayed in this light. We are all that and so much more. Bravo!
Thanks so much! You are so right. I love and respect black women!
I really enjoyed this!!! Thanks for sharing!
This documentary is so delectable. Makes me proud to be a black woman with natural hair!
Wow! I'm honored! Thanks for watching. :)
GOD-given hair is good hair!!! Happy to see us finally embrace our beauty.
I've been natural my whole life but my hair definitely has not always been healthy. Very insightful documentary!
Loved this documentary!
Thank you!
How did you find out about the film?
I think this was a great documentary about our natural hair and I wish that I could have been a part of it. I am too natural for several years now and I wouldn't revert back to a relaxer. I don't wear my natural hair but I do wear wigs and crochet braids. I love and video and it inspired me even more to wear my natural hair. Thank you for all the positivity that coming from my strong Black sister.
“Wall full of hair......”. I’m hollering!!!!!🤪🤣👀
Thank you Mr Green, for showing love and educating Black women about their hair. This is a beautiful documentary.
Thanks Ms. Young for watching and your for comments!
🥰i will never go back to perms again
I LOVED this!!! The comment about Naturals dancing at farmers markets took me out😂😂. I first thought about going natural in 1990 when I was 21 but did not feel I had the resources to know what to do with my hair. I finally went natural in 2010 on my 42nd birthday and it was one of the best decision I have ever made. I love absolutely love all forms of natural hair!
Sometimes, we just have to let go and live. No worries! About hair so much now. And that’s a good thing!
Excellent video! Beautiful and pretty queens!💕
Sweet!
I like your courage, your great demonstration of sekf-esteem and for having shown resilience.
It is true that we cannot love others if we do not love ourselves.
A big thank you to you for showing the way to the new generation because the latter always needs role models to identify with, and as an African proverb says so well: "It takes a whole village to educate a child". A thousand thanks again for this pride that you give to children.
This was Beyond encouraging 🥰🥰
I have just started my transition to natural hair and I am sooooo excited after watching this. It has really touched my heart in several ways. Thank you to all our Beautiful , Strong, Stylish, Successful Black Loving Women🔥♥️🔥I-Love You all!!
Nappy and Happy 😊! My starter locs/babies are now wild teens😂😎......
Ive been natural 4 years now and I still hear "So youre still wearing your hair like that" from my family 🙄🙄🙄 Cant wait to get LOCS. 1st one in my family to do so!
Lots are amazing. I had them for 9 years.
I LOVE BEING NATURAL SINCE 2003. And I did not know what I was doing, I just hated getting perms and the way I felt and wasting money on something that made feel sad, frustrated and unnatural. And yes I got the negative comments and weird looks but God must have been protecting my self esteem because I kept trudging on.
I work in corporate America and seriously y’all don’t care what they think or say... it crosses my mind especially the looks I get from our lovely black folks, but doing my job well and being happy inside is more important to me.
We as a people have to start within ourselves and LOVE who we are... our elders are a product of their generation so their mindset is true to them. But no one said that has to be generational - we are lovable and that has to start within. Love thyself.
I was talking to a friend how we both are comfortable with our natural hair. And we accept that not all of the ways to maintain it is the same and so different for each of us... that is probably blowing up the product industry. Because ALL that WE NEED CAN BE FOUND IN OUR GARDENS OR KITCHEN... THANK You Lord!!
Love this documentary. And thank you LORD for this awakening in our minds hearts and spirits. Its that serious.
PeaceLoveJoy
They are beautiful, each and every one of them. Nothing but love for them all.
My 9yr old decided she wanted to get locks, me being 5yrs in my loc life I was very happy to! So she's in the baby stage now and a little girl at the bust stop today asked her why she never has her hair done very loud🙄 I quickly let her know sweetie her hair IS DONE, whatever that's supposed to mean, braids and ponytails are not the only style baby, I make sure I let my baby know daily she is beautifully and wonderfully made puffy fro, or braided up
I love seeing this and I love seeing Mushiya!
I'm so proud on so many levels to be born black😍😍😍😍😍
This was a wonderful documentary
I'M PROUD OF ALL YOU SISTAS.
IM TRYING TA GET AN ALL NATURAL HAIR CLUB STARTED IN SAN FRANCISCO.
YET S LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T LIKE MINDED..
KET YOU NATURALS
This is such a beautiful documentary..i truly appreciate it..finally natural hair is coming out to the mainstream finally!! We still have ways to go..i can't wait for our ladies to finally embrace their beauty natural hair 🤗🤗
Thanks so much for watching! Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for sharing!! Learned so much!! ❤😁
Excellent!!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖
Love this video!! Thanks!!
I love this. Its absolutely beautiful thang, and Natural hair is Gods blessing
Awesome!
I didn't realize how awesome it feels to embrace our natural hair. I have more fun now compared to relaxed hair. Now I can rain bath, not worry about getting it wet when it rains, wash more, color and the confidence is so powerful.
This documentary is soo good! So happy youtube recommended it to me!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Love how they talked about how black people police black hair. Funny how even me as a man have my parents some of the time said you need to cut your hair. I do what I want and had an afro and other styles and went to work and it was never an issue
Truth.
Beautiful! I love that she said I just said... "good hair is healthy hair!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So helpful I was thinking about go back but this video reminds me of why I stop Relaxing and perming my hair👏🏾💕😊😉💯
Very cool! Glad to be helpful. :)
I Love this powerful message of Black Girl Magic. I wish all Black Men would take note. It is going to take many years, if not decades, to change how we perceive ourselves. Not only in the US but worldwide. Until we (the world) stops seeing everything that is BLACK as bad, very little will change. Our words are very powerful, not only consciously but subconsciously. As a Black Woman, I feel very low on the totem pole, wars take our men, men going outside of their race, Black Men incarceration. It doesn't leave much of a selection to pick from. However, the journey continues; loving myself, my natural hair and my shapely butt is what I can do today to fight the powers that be.
These women were all beautiful rocking their natural hair!! ❣️
The hair typing system needs to go as well. It seems to categorize us and that's the last thing we need
I thought it was just me lol, that and 'babyhairs on GROWN folk' 👀👀 I cannot!!😁😁
Preach
I really love these natural hair journeys. I style my hair real from the roots and the occasional wig 👍
43:00 yes, absolutely! Good hair is healthy hair.
This was an excellent documentary about us just being us...natural hair.
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated.
That was really good!!!!
Went natural in 2015 because my hair was thinning from perms. Decided to get used to my natural hair in my 20s before Im 40 and bald. Getting locs in a few years!!😍😍😍
Am glad I found this channel. I was always natural as I did not want the stress of perm hair . wasting time going to the salon was not my thing am just a wild girl. And liked it.. Still loving it.
I've always asked God what to do with my beautiful, natural, kinky hair...since I was a teen. I have had one perm in 1987, I am now a sexy , older, wiser woman, and I now understand. God gave me an afro at birth, so an afro is mine to show off. Thank you God for my kinky hair! ❤️
this is just beautiful, thank you so very much.
All these women hair is beautiful in this video! Love it Love it!
"Dancing at the farmers market" LMAO
Wish i could like this a thousand times
Wow! Thanks.
Thank God we're coming out of that bondage...love it when it rains!
Wow! This is absolutely beautiful! 💜🙌🏾😍
Thanks so much for watching!
I’ve been natural for 10 yrs did the big chop 2 x because of breakage and not loving it . I’ve always wore a wig to cover it up, until 1 yr ago, I went from twist to wearing my lady puff , as I call it , lol. I so in love with my hair like never before. Now I’m working on my edges they are thin from the content wearing of the wigs....I am rocking my lady puffs this summer for the first time and I am loving it. ..btw natural hair make me look younger.😘
Thanks for sharing! All the best!
This video is So Cool... I am enjoying every minute of it. As well as learning so much. Thank you ywall
Thanks for watching!
Ladies you all look absolutely gorgeous!!!
This documentary was thee BEST, done with: beauty, love, brilliance & excellence...KUDOS!!!!!💯👏💯👏💯👏💯💜💜💜💜
Wow! I'm honored. Thanks for watching.
I love my locks! I just got a retwist after about a year of new growth and having them for 4 years, and you do go through struggles with your hair, but I think that’s the beauty of hair as well!