My Black is Beautiful TV Show Clip Transcript

Episode 3: Hair

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Narrator: Natural, relaxed, weaved ...

Meagan Good: I have been wearing extensions since I was 17.

Narrator: ... braided or locked.

Dr. Boogie: One thing about African-American hair is it's beautiful, because there's so many different textures. There's fine hair, there's curly hair, there's thick, [inaudible] hair.

Narrator: It's time to get back to our roots and redefine good hair.

Dr. Boogie: What is good hair? What is bad hair?

Man: The concept of good hair is, for black people, part of the legacy of slavery.

Dr. Boogie: Healthy hair is good hair.

Narrator: BET celebrates our marvelous crowns.

Woman: We're taught to embrace everything that is straight and flowing and beautiful and blonde. And this is bad [Referring to her hair]. This is seen as bad. Natural hair, dreadlocks, afros are seen as kinky, unnatural, wild.

Dr. Boogie: If you look good, you feel great, and hair is so important.

Narrator: Join the conversation, Sunday, June 7, at 1 p.m. on BET.

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