Share Your HAIRstory

Vonda, age 56, is a School Psychologist. She is married, and has two sons, ages 21 and 19. She lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory?”  I had a lot of hair. So, the two day process to wash and style my hair began at a very young age, maybe […]

Wincey, age 55, is a Singer and Teaching Artist. She is married and has three sons, ages 38, 35 and 31. She lives in New Jersey.  What is your first or strongest hair memory? I was in the 4th grade and it was picture day. I insisted on wearing my hair in an afro like […]

Shirley, age 49, is a Child Welfare Agency Supervisor. She is married and has two sons, ages 18 and 15. She lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory? I always thought hair was overrated. I went to an all girls’ Catholic high school and I remember all the Black girls […]

Jo-Ann, age 50, is a Manager of Ops Audit. She is married and has two sons, ages 23 and 14. She lives in New Jersey. What is your 1st or strongest hair memory? In high school, I had very thick hair. It looked like a hair hat. People thought it was a wig. What is […]

Keisha, age 47, is a Senior Technical Project Manager. She is single and has an 8 year old daughter. She lives in New Jersey.  What is your first or strongest hair memory? I was about 8 years old and I noticed that my hair was different from my friends’ hair. It was not as long […]

Danielle, age 35, is a Licensed Social Worker and Therapist. She is single and lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory? My mom breaking my hairbrush trying to detangle my hair.  What is your favorite or best hair memory? I was about 5 and my mom always blow-dried my hair, […]

Tisa, age 47, is a Deputy Director of Learning & Development. She is divorced and lives in New Jersey.  What is your first or strongest hair memory? My older sister washing my hair and me yelling for my mother because I thought she was trying to drown me. What is your favorite or best hair […]

Jean is a 53-year-old college professor. She is single and lives in New Jersey What is your first or strongest hair memory? In the kitchen, with my two sisters and my mother, getting our hair straightened with the hot comb. She always talked on the phone while doing our hair. She was distracted and we […]

Stacy, age 49, is a Legal Billing Specialist. She is married and lives in New Jersey. What is your 1st or strongest hair memory? When I was a little girl back in the ’70s, I remember a photo studio photographer came to our house to take pictures. Either my mother or my sister did my […]

Myisha, age 42, is a cybersecurity project manager. She is single and has two sons, ages 18 and 14. She lives in Maryland. What is your first or strongest hair memory? I remember that my mother did my hair every single day. There was no walking out the door without having my hair done.  What […]