Cutting My Hair, Finding My Roots

11.17.21

After years of trying to assimilate into white society, Samantha decided to stop chemically straightening her hair and embrace her natural style. Watch her powerful day of embracing her natural hair and finding her roots in the Museum of African American History and Culture.

Writer/Host: Samantha Holmes
Editor: Liz Tril
Producer: Michelle Klug

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