Riptide
"Yes, our melanin connects us to them, our ancestors, but after we got freedom again and began wearing afros and locs the soldiers made fun of us,"
"How?"
"For instance, they call locs, dreads which comes from the word dreadful. They say they are disgusting and frightening and they say that afros are unkempt, ugly, and unprofessional,"
"Why do they say that?" she asked sadly
"Because they fear the power that our melanin, locs, and afros hold, so they try to make us feel bad about them so we won't wear them," I replied and her frown deepened.
"Who are the soldiers and where are they?"
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