While looking up information on my topic, I was watching good morning America. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama we’re being interviewed about a new museum that opened up highlighting black history. Interesting enough the same interview that he was giving of the museum had a Display showcasing hair picks with a fist at the top. This symbol shows that there is power in our hair power in loving ourselves. I thought great there’s my photo. I began to Google when they showed another picture that absorbed my attention.
They showed a picture of a little boy touching the president of the United States hair. Barack Obama spoke about the experience. The little boy was taking a picture with the president and his family. When the picture was over he asked the president A question he had been pondering. he wanted to know if Obamas hair felt just like his. The president smiled and said well why don’t you touch it and find out. That is when this picture was taking as the boy was touching Obama’s hair to see how it compared to his.
So often when researching about natural hair my biggest motivation is inspiring young girls to love The way that they were born. I failed to see that boys too are looking at us, the adults to model their own lives. The hair on the presidents head did not represent hair follicles but possibility. The possibility that a boy with hair like his could grow up to become someone important. This picture has helped put into context why The natural hair movement is such an important one. The little boy was looking for a connection. He was trying to see if Obama was really like him. If someone who had something that we tend to find insignificant like hair just like his could become the president of the United States. It is fascinating to me how observant children are. Most people don’t consider how things like hair can effect Young minds. This picture is now hanging in the White House.