Oscar nominee Camille Friend describes the impact 'Black Panther' has had on her life and career as a hairstylist.
Friend highlights the cultural aspects of Black hair and advocates for the respect of all hair types."Hair is everything. Hair is an expression of who we are as people, as individuals, as men, as women, as children."Camille Friend never thought she would see herself in the spotlight as an Oscar-nominated department head hairstylist as a young girl because she never saw anyone that looked like her in that space and the thought of having that opportunity never occurred to her.
"'Black Panther' came into my life, the first one, and took all over my life," she said. "And then now the second one, 'Wakanda Forever,' came and took all over my life. But I think the greatest part of it is that we have the opportunity to see different cultures, not only as the Black culture. And I'll say, as a journalist on the first one, she quoted that 'Black Panther' was 'a love letter to Black hair.
"Hair is everything. Hair is an expression of who we are as people, as individuals, as men, as women as children," she told On The Red Carpet. "Black hair is such a beautiful tool, because you can shape it, you can mold it, you can do anything with black hair, black hair allows you and it's allowed me to use my imagination to the greatest extent."
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