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Colonizers forced African girls to cut their hair to attend school — why are African governments still enforcing this racist practice?

It’s 2023 and many countries in Africa force girls to cut their hair

TB Obwoge
Racism in Africa
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5 min readJan 20, 2023

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Friday, 20 January 2023

By: TB Obwoge

When I was in elementary school I met a girl named Dayo, we called her that but it wasn’t her real name. People didn’t find out unless they spoke to her in depth. One day I found myself within her and she within me.

Dayo was a small, quiet Nigerian girl, most of the Black American class didn’t know anything about Nigeria at the time. All they knew was that Dayo wore a knit, winter cap all day, every single day.

Authors Photo (Girls in Accra Ghana) TB Obwoge

Black boys would mock her for her hat, some even asking since hats were not allowed in the building why she was permitted to wear one. On a day in the spring a boy pulled her hat off, exposing the fact that Dayo’s hair was cut very short.

A crucial part of protesting these “no-hair” rules, however, is that these policies are the legacy of colonialism and, as such, still perpetuate racism. In precolonial times, Christian missionaries demanded that girls who attended…

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Racism in Africa
Racism in Africa

Published in Racism in Africa

Africa has a long standing race issue, from anti-Black Racism, to Black Africans racism towards others to colorism and skin bleaching. #EndRacism

TB Obwoge
TB Obwoge

Written by TB Obwoge

Check Me Out (https://www.laceyshouse.org/ ) Writes About How About The News Mostly in African Countries | President of a Nonprofit

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