Zuri’s voluminous head of hair “has a mind of its own. Thank you, Matthew Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver for creating something so GOOD.A black girl helps her dad learn how to give her the perfect hairstyle for a very special day. Let the loaded story of family, fatherhood, black girl magic, and cancer survival re-inspire you and bring you joy. If you find yourself in need of a smile, (re)watch Hair Love. Drug Enforcement Administration a Schedule I substance. We will all win together when cannabis is scientifically researched and rightfully classified as life-saving medicine and not listed by the U.S. To be excited about our (C)ANSWERS IndieGoGo campaign and delightfully receive it as an opportunity to build community and connect with like-minded stakeholders. To stand proud in my pivot from a two-decade stretch as a branding expert with the Image Studios, to produce (C)ANSWERS with filmmaker Breht Gardner, I now proudly add 'producer' to my resume and what feels like an already-too-long LinkedIn headline. Cherry’s journey has inspired me to claim the success of my producing debut.

Last week, six minutes of much needed pleasant downtime with Hair Love did more than make me smile - it reinvigorated me. By allowing support and building coalitions, the rising tide of Cherry’s project lifted many boats. Cherry’s speech gave additional visibility and momentum to the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hair styles and hair texture. Hair Love’s win was a win for Deandre Arnold and his mother. Volumes of crowdfunding donors are credited at the end of the film! That’s so HOT. Hair Love’s success was, and will continue to be, a big win for many, precisely because so many people were involved.

I’m inspired by the fact that Cherry claimed his victory : When God gave him the vision, he didn’t wait for the establishment to co-sign his mission! I’m inspired by Cherry’s leadership: He was willing to boldly reach out to his community and crowdfund the project, because the powers that be would not finance it. His project won an Academy Award for best animated short film – a monumental win for many more people than just Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation’s Karen Rupert Toliver. Cherry, a former NFL player who committed himself to football to reach elite athlete status, pivoted and directed a beautiful, deep, six-minute animated film about a father, his little girl, her hair and a family dealing with cancer. It’s also because it’s inspiring to me that Matthew A. Hair Love makes me happy. It’s not just because I'm a stylist and I love hair. Looking around for my happy, I found myself watching Hair Love again.

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