Television Characters That Were #TeamNatural Pioneers

Pay Homage.

Kyle Barker and Maxine Shaw, Living Single

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Love that locs together, stays together.

Sidebar: Of course I would kick this list off with characters from my favorite show of all time.

Regina "Régine" Hunter, Living Single

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Wigs galore, the originator of the protective style.

Florida Evans, Maude and Good Times

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"Damn Damn Damn," you are truly missed! #RIP

Thelma Evans, Good Times

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Like mother, like daughter.

Moesha Mitchell, Moesha

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“A girl without braids is like a mountain without waterfalls.”

― Roman Payne

Jay Kyle, My Wife and Kids

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Curls = Confidence

Tanya Baxter, That's So Raven

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"I’ve been wearing my hair naturally since before I came to Los Angeles in 1990, but I was raised with pressed hair."

― T'keyah Crystal

Vanessa Cosby, The Cosby Show

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Because you need BIG hair to have BIG fun with The Wretched.

Annalise Keating, How To Get Away With Murder

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Beautiful, and nothing short of breathtaking!

Hilary Banks, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Yes! Yes, you are.

Joan Clayton, Girlfriends

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The real reason that most of us natural girls even considered going natural.

Michonne, The Walking Dead

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Fearless is she that embraces her natural tresses!

Special thanks to Zakiya Jemmott for brainstorming with me! :)