Hearing stories like this absolutely infuriates me and breaks my heart. A friend of mine used to tell me stories about how she used to get treated because her hair when she was going to private school when she was like in 4th grade. The worst story was when the teacher called her up to the front in front of the whole class and told her that her hair stank and she had to go home and wash it and to tell her mother to not put that stuff in her hair anymore... Which was coconut oil... Which everybody is obsessed with now.

I'm sorry that this happened to you. I'm sorry that this is happening to anybody. But there is something to be said about forging true strength from adversity. You are a perfect example of this. Thank you for sharing Erika. And thank you for being a trailblazer.