• My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not straighten it.

    Jami Floyd: My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not straighten it.
    "Your Race, Your Looks". Glamour's Women, Race and Beauty panel, www.glamour.com. February 3, 2008.