Taliah Waajid

But they would say, well, I love your hair, but I can never wear my hair like that, you know.

I said, well, why?

I don't think I would look good in it, you know.

So that went on for a couple of years.

Then Poetic Justice came out.

My phone was ringing off the hook like crazy because everybody wanted Deanna Jackson brave.

So that was the turning point, you know, for Atlanta for me.

and natural hair.

But a lot of them remembered what I told them.

When they would call me back, they were remembering, well, if I keep it braided, is it gonna grow?

You told me it'll grow.

I was just surprised that they said they didn't want it, but they remembered a lot of the things that I was educating them about.

So that was good.

I think it's helpful because a lot of people want to be close, feel close to a celebrity.

That, what was Halle Berry cut?

Yeah.

That was hot for a long time.

I still think it'll be hot today, too.

But, yeah, I don't think it hurts at all.

I think it really helps because more people are going to come, especially if you're a stylist now, because more people are going to come to you requesting that hairstyle.