Before Zenda Walker’s daughter started kindergarten, the 10-year-old’s feelings toward her hair were of pride and curiosity. But that quickly changed when she spent the majority of her days around classmates with looser curl patterns, straight hair, and more “manageable” hair. “When she went into the world, the message she was getting was not that her hair was beautiful, but that it was unkempt, messy, and bad.” “I realized it didn’t matter how much I affirmed her at home. When she went into the world, the message she was getting was not that her hair was beautiful, but that it was unkempt, messy, and bad,” the hairstylist and author says.…