Fleur East Instagram – It’s World Afro Day!! 🪮➿ @worldafroday
My hair has always been a statement and an expression of my identity. On World Afro Day we celebrate the beauty and strength of Afro hair and this year, an open letter has been sent to parliament to include Hair Discrimination to the Equalities Act (2010). We are calling the powers that be to fix the law, not our hair! In support of this, I added my 100 words to the open letter to parliament to help make a change.
Here are my 100 words:
I strongly believe that everybody should be treated equally, irrespective of how their hair grows out of their head. It’s ridiculous that anyone should be treated differently or unfairly due to their hair type. Our hair strands should not impact our life’s plans. The twists and turns of each coil or curl shouldn’t negatively shape our life’s path. Our curl pattern should not evoke a pattern of behaviour that discriminates against us. The way our boss thinks, should never be coloured by the way our hair kinks. Our value should not be determined by the volume of our hair, but rather by the depth of our character. | Posted on 15/Sep/2024 14:46:38
