How to tell this young Black girl how much I do understand her. Fathia Youssouf in a scene from “Cuties.” Credit: Netflix (Netflix)AdvertisementOn television, on movie screens, in magazines, a beautiful woman is a woman with long, straight hair. Fathia arrived on the set with her Afro hair. But I feel so free to be able to expose my own natural Afro hair. And I hope that each young Black girl, watching that scene in “Cuties” will experience the freedom of feeling beautiful — just as she is.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2021 15:56 UTC