feature: afro-brazilian youtuber luciellen assis encourages black girls to love and accept their natural hair

She started her Youtube channel to register her transition to natural hair, but she didn’t expect that lots of girls would identify with the videos and feel encouraged to do the same, as she says:

“I started the channel as a diary of my hair transition and I thought only I would watch it, but it isn’t what happened. So my intention with it today is to help as many black people as possible. I don’t see much representation of black people with afro-textured hair like mine on TV and in the media as a whole or on platforms like Youtube. So I believe this is my role, to help other black people to enjoy and appreciate their race.”

By Robin Batista*, AFROPUNK contributor