Braids – our common go-to protective style – represent our heritage and the survival of our ancestors.
In a recent video post, Instagram user @knowyourcaribbean sheds light on a little-known braiding technique that adds to the narrative of why we opt to wear our braids and wear them proudly.
Uncovering our ancestor’s technique of braiding rice and seeds into their hair caused a series of emotions, but watching the video clip above also strikes a way of gratefulness. It’s an affirming feeling to know that our thick hair texture is each purposeful and exquisite, isn’t it?
There isn’t any doubt that the ladies who got here generations before us were notably revolutionary in some ways; a testament to each their phenomenal will power and their unbreakable spirits that survived probably the most terrifying of times in our history. To know of their hard times – resembling being taken away from their home, separated from their families, enslaved – is heart-wrenching, but to know all that they did to prevail is encouraging.
We hope this heightened your love on your hair, prefer it did for us.
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