As an aspiring news reporter, while in college numerous times I've been told that I won't make it with my hair being natural. Many times people say that natural hair isn't professional, but who made that rule? Why isn't it professional? It is utterly ridiculous to believe that because my hair is not straight it makes me (or anyone else) less professional. This crass idea only comes from ignorance of people believing that in order for "black" hair to look combed or neat it must be straight or laid down. I must admit that when I first heard this in undergrad and when I started my first internship at a news station, I always tried to pull my hair back into a neat bun.
