For black women our sense of ourselves is not always consistent with the way other people see us. — Jami Floyd Black 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… — Jami Floyd Black 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 Culture 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… — Jami Floyd Being yourself 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… — Jami Floyd Afros 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… — Jami Floyd Afros 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… — Jami Floyd Beauty 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 Hair Copy Share Image
