The film School Daze , produced and directed by Spike Lee, was shown and discussed. The majority of the women attending said they use relaxers, a chemical process to straighten hair. Many of the women said that they were conditioned to this style. We had no choice because our mothers did what was convenient for them. Former NIU student Antarios Alexander disagreed.
Parents pose many views on their children, but when they get older, the decision is their own.
Using that as an excuse is just a way to justify their unwillingness to make the change. Jennifer Lee said in looking back through history, not all Africans had coarse hair. Nothing that we have is in its natural state. If we tried to take ourselves back to that then we shouldn't talk on the phone or live in buildings. Your hair doesn't make you African, but it is about knowledge of self.