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As a Black boy mom, you’re not just raising a son. You’re also navigating the unique joys and challenges of keeping his hair ...

As a kid, John wasn’t allowed to grow out his hair. “My parents didn't want me to have long hair because, [in] their culture, that meant something negative,” he says. “Basically, you were a certain ...