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Roots Of Change: Puerto Rican Mothers Embrace Natural Hair To Combat

Roots Of Change: Puerto Rican Mothers Embrace Natural Hair To Combat
Flor-Angel Guilbe Stevens sings bomba alongside the group Aché de Bomba y Plena at El Imán Bar & Restaurant in Loíza, Puerto Rico. Bomba cultural traditions help create an Afro-Puerto Rican community and affirm Guilbe’s identity. Gabriela Meléndez Rivera/GPJ

In some school and work environments, hairstyles associated with blackness, such as dreadlocks, are still prohibited. One family is embracing a radical change in attitude.

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