Why Rock Locs?

The question: Why do you rock locs? The answers...

I rock locks cause they had stocks in us and and had us on slave blocks. Many of us hug the neighborhood blocks, but I chose to embrace my brown face and and the way my hair intertwines like electrical lines. It's just love yall... ~ Mecca

They speak to me and for me. I believe a woman's hair is her glory no matter what state it's in. How much more glorious can you get than loving yourself in your natural state? ~ Choklit Butterfly

They are a representation of who I am...NATURAL & LOVIN IT! ~ Ishanna

It is the way God meant for my hair to be....I say this to my son all of the time... ~ Zulumama

I simply do not want to comb my hair into submission on a daily basis and locs allow me to look beautiful while protesting the comb.
~ Breathing Light

I wanted to appear different than the next light-skinned sista. In radio, you must create your own identity in order for your audience to point you out in a crowd. There were a few light skinned sistas here and we all looked alike. I was the one who stepped up and cut my hair off to start a new look. ~Ki Ki

I've wanted them for a long time. I've always been an admirer. After being natural for a little over a year I decided to lock. I love them; they are really low maintenance but can be dressed up for those formal occasions or when I just want to be cute. ~ Shonda

I refuse to lye to myself. My hair is perfect just the way it is. ~ Franchesca

I studied the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy and Judges in the Helios Biblios. In that I found that Jesus as well as John the Baptist and Samuel were of the Nazarite Order and grew locks as a means of showing their dedication to God. No scissors, no comb, no vanity. As an Afrakan woman that meant even more to me because vanity has been a source of confusion for the Afrakan worldwide, leading to much sickness (mental, physical, and spiritual) and less love. So I sought to take the stance of humble and strong and make it fly! ~Nya

It allows me to remain natural and unique and with many more styling options than I ever thought possible! ~ Leah

For God. I realized I have been brainwashed to believe there was something wrong with natural hair. I learned to embrace who I am. For God made me and He makes no mistakes. ~ Lox4God