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Personal Narrative: My Identity In A Community

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A community provides an identity for those within it. Although I belong to countless communities such as those of African-American and McDonogh School, my hair is who I am. It associates me with individuals in the African-American community and allows me to foster a deeper connection with those that have curly hair. From a young age I was taught that straight hair was considered more beautiful and ‘professional.’ Because of this, I struggled to embrace my natural hair until I was forced to love it two summers ago. Although I soon embraced my hair, and myself in turn, society is not as accepting. In the media, not many curly haired girls are photographed and we are certainly not included in the ‘fun new hairstyles’ section of magazines such
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