La reina del pelo bueno (The Queen of Good Hair)

Sep 11, 2019

All her life, Cirle Tatis Ariza had been taught to think her curly hair was something to hide. But after years of harsh chemical treatments, Cirle learned to love her hair, and taught other women to do the same.
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when Celia was 20 she broke up with her longtime boyfriend the end of this relationship and her struggles with her hair sent her into a period of depression then yeah meow twist Dima muy Baja ja no messantia Bonito Dia Mas que estaba perdiendo Mi pelo she thought how could I be beautiful and feminine if I'm losing my long straight hair so she decided

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silly Works tensions as a shield for another six years until she woke up one morning and saw her pillow covered in hair she had lost so much of it over the years that now at age 26 she was almost bald Joyce table at a row Lisa Jonathan yeah Cassie pelo para poner - extension he's not moment she realized that she had dedicated her entire life to keeping her hair

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she went back to her interest in philosophy which she had studied briefly in college and she started reading works by black women she fell in love with a specific quote from Angela Davis ja no boy said Dad las cosas que no puede cambiar boy can be our las cosas que no puedo acid are the quote sparked something in her she

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various bases mint risotto trataba de de tar Joe necesito Ava dos días para editar on video she decided to call her Channel below Bueno her videos touched on how to care for natural hair and talked about her journey to self-acceptance it took her a while but now she has over 130 thousand subscribers

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I saw how much attention balogh Bueno was getting she started thinking about her own hair she works as a nurse and the relaxer treatments didn't allow her to wash her hair as often as she liked when she was ready she asked Celia to cut her hair but I me mama where Boko TCC Aladar say as soon as a Vida con Su pelo natural pero hasta ahora Asian well tow Alice are say El pelo

seriously that is our Souza now works full time promoting and styling natural hair in Cartagena Colombia you can find her on Instagram at seed lapel oh Bueno and on YouTube by searching pelo Bueno this story was produced by Maria Memorial a journalist based in New Orleans we'd love to know what you thought of this episode send us an email with your feedback at podcast at Duolingo.com

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