Warriors in the Garden’s Livia Rose Johnson sees hair as an invaluable means of self-expression.
Until a few weeks ago, Livia Rose Johnson was terrified of public speaking. “I never thought I’d be an activist or step out of my comfort zone,” says the 20-year-old, who was born and raised in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights.
It’s not just through her wardrobe, however, that Johnson has found her voice. It’s also through her hair, which, at the moment, is red and black and adorned with Black Lives Matters beads. “It took me a while to love my hair,” says Johnson, remembering that as the daughter of Nigerian and Irish parents, she was often called an "Oreo" by other kids—but in 2016, at the encouragement of her aunt, she began to experiment with adding color to her lengths.
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