Reading
Malcolm X “My First Conk”
Summary
It is about the African American influential leader Malcolm X when he was younger wanting a conk. He was tired of having African American textured hair so he decided to put a conk in his hair so it would lay down as if it’s white person’s hair. He got it every time the other conk would wear out. When he got older he thought it was stupid to get a conk.
Response
This is a very interesting story because in middle school I went through something very similar. For a while I wanted really curly hair and I’d do anything to get it. I researched perms for black people, and the more I researched the less I actually wanted it. In the end I ended up not getting it. I had to realize to be happy with myself because
Malcolm X “My First Conk”
Summary
It is about the African American influential leader Malcolm X when he was younger wanting a conk. He was tired of having African American textured hair so he decided to put a conk in his hair so it would lay down as if it’s white person’s hair. He got it every time the other conk would wear out. When he got older he thought it was stupid to get a conk.
Response
This is a very interesting story because in middle school I went through something very similar. For a while I wanted really curly hair and I’d do anything to get it. I researched perms for black people, and the more I researched the less I actually wanted it. In the end I ended up not getting it. I had to realize to be happy with myself because