Meet DeAndre Arnold, the teen who walked the Oscars red carpet for HairLoveShort, winner of the best animated short film category.
Hair Love, and based on Cherry's children's book of the same name, which follows a black father trying to help his daughter take pride in her natural hair.
This issue has also been in the headlines recently thanks to Ayanna Pressley, the Congresswoman who co-sponsored a bill to ban discrimination based on hair texture and style in December. Pressley recently opened up about herthat she did so in part to capture the "lived experience of millions of people" and adding, "Being black in America is the dichotomy of duality. It’s unique joys and pains. It’s Black Girl Magic while still being the most objectified and criminalized.
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