Good Hair: Perceptions of Racism (Award winning short film)

A Black teen in Texas was recently suspended from school for having dreadlocks. His parents sued and the judge sided with the school, even though there is a law in the state that bans discrimination based on hair. I can see this going to the Supreme Court.

i pray that the makers of this short film read these comments. i want to say that this is by far one of the best short films i have ever seen and i hits home ( Caribbean) in so many ways. i am going to show this to my daughters and also my son who is growing his hair, even though i had to write a letter, meet with the principal and beg for permission for his hair to grow. Met with my daughter's teacher and argued why does she have to taim her curly hair nor cut it as short as she wants to. we were taught to hate our blackness, taught that our hair is bad, skin too dark is bad, lips to bog is bad, nose too wide is bad and the list goes on even how we speak. this film is a very empowering one and should be made as a mandatory viewing in the schools and work places. Not to victimize anyone but to educate and teach self love from head to toe. teach acceptance, and apreacheation .

This really does show the struggle of a black woman and how we get treated,I hope it shows non-black people a new point of view 😊

Was anyone paying attention to what Boss was saying to her. Another moral of the story is there. Why fight against who you are? There are times we need to embrace who we are and say I deserve this of who I am.

This deserves WAAAAY more views !!

It starts in the schools and continues onto the work place. I have 3 sisters and have seen throughout the years how all the straighting and wigs have damaged their hair.

That was fantastic! It really captured the experience of high-achieving Black women and girls and the microaggressions we face. Plus it shows that we can have allies who know racism and discrimination is wrong. Excellent film!

I loved this.. I think everyone should be able to wear their hair however they like. Take care all. Daniel

Who cares why you were promoted what matters is you were promoted. ❤

Oh how this could easily be a full film and I would watch it all!! thank you for this thought-provoking piece.

This film is so beautifully made

I am cryinggg. Thank you for this

"You're already brown enough", OMG, my jaw dropped 😯 Holy Christ!!! 😮

This film is so beautiful, I love seeing the way that black hair and black women get more representation and really digs into why these things happen and how they make us feel🫶🏽🫶🏽

Brilliant film! it really hits home! 👏🏾

Powerful short film, recommended watching!

We all need to unlearn the things society has been telling us about our hair... If I truly love my hair the way it is your perception is yours not mine

What a great movie. I will definitely share, really appreciated ❤

The only thing that I hate about my afro textured hair is I hate how different people treat me when I wear braids,love and twists. When I wear braids,locs and twists people are very mean, rude ,unhelpful and unfriendly towards me.

Well done!👍🏽❤️