And then we hugged

Here's a pencil drawing that I did of Melanin.....showcasing her not often seen soft side. This pic was inspired from a conversation I had with my friend Ansley Jukeboxx Jones on Facebook about natural hair. She shared a story that painted a beautiful picture in my head. Ansley told me:

"yep! And for women and girls it's long hair! I'll never forget when I was in 6th grade, this white girl said, "Ansley, you would be so beautiful if your hair was long!" it really hurt. And once I became more aware of what that meant to me as an adult, I decided never to promote that kind of thinking. And just Yesterday I said to this 10 year old girl I was teaching "you starting locks?" She said "yes" I said "me too!" And she was like "oohh let me see!..... but they're longer than mine." And I said " and yours are still beautiful. I think all locks are beautiful no matter what length, 'cultivated' or not." She said " I remember when I first got them I didn't like them because I thought I looked like a boy." And I said " sweetie as women and girls we have to remember that our hair is beautiful no matter what length it is. And that we are beautiful no matter what. And I said you're beautiful and don't ever forget that." And we hugged ."

Though Afia Melanin is not usually this kind hearted, you should still follow her adventures in BlackGuard at BOSC COMICS.COM