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Melissa, age 52, is a registered cardiac nurse. She is married and has two sons ages 23 and 21, and one daughter, age 17. She lives in New Jersey.  What is your 1st or strongest hair memory? I was young when I started doing my own hair. My mom was always working. I was in […]

Revenna, age 54, is a high school English teacher. She is single and has a son, age 22, and a daughter, age 20. She lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory? My hair was always different from other little girls because it was thin, soft, and a sandy reddish color. […]

Jeanell, age 54, is a workers’ compensation claims analyst. She is married and has one daughter, age 24. She lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory? My father straightening my hair with the hot comb the night before Easter; he helped to raise his female cousins so he knew how […]

Lori, age 47, is a mortgage loan officer. She is married and has one daughter age 13. She lives in Virginia. What is your first or strongest hair memory? My mom is a beautician and she had a shop in the basement of our house. I remember sitting in the shampoo chair with my head […]

Kim, age 53, is a payroll manager. She is married and has two children, a son age 28, and a daughter age 14. She lives in North Carolina. What is your first or strongest hair memory? I was 14 and my sister gave me my first perm. It was silky, long, and straight. What is […]

Naimah, age 40, is a speech/language therapist. She is married, has a son age 16, and a bonus son age 23. She lives in New Jersey What is your 1st or strongest hair memory? My first memory of my hair being “a thing” was when I was in preschool. My mom went away overnight so […]

Kear, age 50, is a social worker and part-time college professor. She is single and has a daughter, age 18. She lives in New Jersey. What is your first or strongest hair memory? Getting my hair washed and plaited in the evening so that it would dry all day and night. Then getting it pressed […]

Angie, age 52, is a chef instructor. She is married and lives in North Carolina. What is your first or strongest hair memory? My mom was doing my hair in the kitchen, she attacked a knot in the back of my head (AKA the kitchen) and she combed and combed it until it gave me […]

Toni, age 53, is a writer of television, screenplays, and novels. She is married and lives in California. What is your first or strongest hair memory? I was in elementary school and I begged my mom for an afro like my classmates. My hair was long and limp, no not limp, it was soft, I’ll […]

Donna, age 49, is a leasing and resident associate. She is married and has one son age 26. She lives in North Carolina. What is your first or strongest hair memory? Getting my hair washed in the kitchen lying on the counter with my head in the kitchen sink while my mother, who is a […]