My Hair
‘There was a time when I wanted straight hair, because then I would be “normal”.’ Thirteen-year-old Olivia talks about her hair and what it’s like growing up in Luxembourg as a mixed-race kid.
‘There was a time when I wanted straight hair, because then I would be “normal”.’ Thirteen-year-old Olivia talks about her hair and what it’s like growing up in Luxembourg as a mixed-race kid.
Olivia Jacoby
Olivia
‘There was a time when I wanted straight hair, because then I would be “normal”.’ Thirteen-year-old Olivia talks about her hair and what it’s like growing up in Luxembourg as a mixed-race kid.
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