Black Woman Wears Fro in Headshots, Goes Viral On LinkedIn

A Black woman is showcasing her natural hair pride to the world after posting her newly taken professional headshots on LinkedIn. For the first time ever, Koai Martin, a Vidant Health administrative fellow, was photographed wearing her afro, a black blazer, and pearl earrings. “I have always taken my professional pictures with straight hair because that has always been deemed the ‘professional’ look,” Martin told Good Morning America. “Over the past year or so I have become more comfortable rocking my natural hair in professional settings and I could not feel any better.” Martin started her natural hair journey in 2019, but didn’t feel comfortable wearing her curly fro in professional environments. So, she opted for straight protective styles like box braids. “I was the most comfortable this way because I have always been told and taught that straight hair is ‘more professional’ or ‘more acceptable.’ So when I started my professional career and I saw practically none of the Black women I worked with wearing any natural hairstyles, I assumed all the things I had been told were right,” she told Good Morning America. Martin said over the past two years, she’s evolved into a better person and wearing her hair…
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