My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not straighten it. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
My mother's white, and she didn't know how to do my hair, so I had something that I always call white-mama hair. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
For black women our sense of ourselves is not always consistent with the way other people see us. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not… — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
Often hair is the way we are differentiated in this culture. To me the decision to straighten your hair is deeply political. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
I've done lots of pieces on self-esteem and hair. There's a desire to conform, but if the encouragement to be yourself is there from… — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
When I have my Afro and walk down the street, there's no doubt that I'm black. With this [straightened] hair, if I talk about… — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
There came a point when I wanted to do television, and I didn't think the Afro was going to play, so I made a… — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
I think television is one of the last real bastions of the white beauty standard, but still in many industries the workers can be… — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
My mother's white, and she didn't know how to do my hair, so I had something that I always call white-mama hair. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
![“When I have my Afro and walk down the street, there's no doubt that I'm black. With this [straightened] hair, if I talk about being black on air, viewers write and say, "You're black?!" I feel [straightening your hair] is giving up a sense of your identity. Let's be honest: It's an effort to look…” quote by Jami Floyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d9a/jami-floyd-49084_afros_when-i-have-my-afro-and-walk-down-the-st_1659266.jpg)
