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" Becoming a police officer is a choice. It's not something you're born into. "

Franchesca Ramsey

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" I initially started making videos about my hair because I was struggling to style it and didn't know where to find help. Similarly, I started creating comedy content and doing characters and talking about things that were important to me because I didn't find a place to do that in the career that I wanted as an actress. "

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" The Internet is part of my job, so I have to approach it with a level of professionalism. I don't necessarily think it's changed who I am, but if anything, it's impacted the opportunities that have come into my life and the people that I've been able to develop relationships with - which I'm very fortunate and thankful for. "

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" Oftentimes people say to me, 'Oh I didn't know you could do so much with locs until I saw your videos or I saw photos of you at events.' So whenever I hear that people have been really inspired to experiment with their hair or their look because of me, it's very flattering and really cool. "

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" The truth is that the performative nature of social media can turn even the simplest conversations into a WWE style cage match with emojis and Internet slang taking the place of pratfalls and over the top costumes. "

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" I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a little more comfortable and can open the door for people to feel a little bit more understanding and accepting of where you're coming from. "

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" I think what's been really awesome about the Internet is the ability to reach people from so many different walks of life and stages in their life. "

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" I love Uniqlo for all the staples, but what I really love are the palazzo pants. They are just so flattering. "

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" Women really love their hair. Like, our hair is very important. "

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" The Internet has been so good to me; I see its potential to help other people. "

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" What I love most about SZA's music is her unflinching vulnerability. "

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" I think society perpetuates a lot of mixed messages about what it means to be beautiful for all women, but especially for black women and women of color. "

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" I have really long legs, so I like cropped pants that make it look like I intentionally wanted my pants short instead of pants that happen to be too short for me. "

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" Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel uncomfortable with. When I was younger, I didn't have that. I was like, 'Try not to make waves.' I wanted everybody to like me, and so I stifled a lot of the discomfort that I had. "

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" My hair videos are usually styling videos answering people's questions about natural hair. "

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" I love my journal as much as I love my phone. I find it to be a big part of my self-care to reflect on my day and write words that inspire me or paste business cards and pictures. "

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" I'm somewhat wary of being called 'woke' because it feels absolute in a way that I don't think is realistic. "

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" As much as we try to deny it, media plays a huge part in how we view the world. "

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" If you're brave enough to search 'Franchesca Ramsey' on YouTube, you'll find a sea of ranting white dudes pinning the 'angry black woman' stereotype onto my smiling face. "

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" Social media isn't as quaint as it was when I started my Livejournal back in high school. "

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" Whether you have locs, natural hair, wear a relaxer, or rock wigs and weaves, thinning edges can be a frustrating issue. "

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" I think doing research is probably the most valuable thing you can do for any career you're interested in pursuing, and not just a career on YouTube or in media. Really take a look at people whose careers you admire and learning from their successes, but also their mistakes. "

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" Castor oil has long been a used as a remedy for a whole host of ailments including arthritis, digestion, insomnia and even period cramps. But it also stimulates hair growth. "

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" You have to realize that people are always going to be confused or sometimes threatened by someone who has the confidence to do something different. "

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" I think that's the thing I love about making content online - you get instant response. "

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" For whatever reason, illiteracy continues to plague the racist troll community. "

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" My consciousness is a process, and that includes my relationship with my husband. His being white doesn't make me any less black or invested in black issues, the same way him being a man doesn't make me any less of a feminist. "

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" I think that the most important thing when it comes to achieving your dreams is just that you have to be realistic. "

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" Black people come in so many different bodies, genders, and sexualities, so it's important that we're conscious of that so we can fight for a world that embraces and uplifts black people of every kind. Our voices are powerful and have the ability to make change. "

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" I create videos for my YouTube channel Chescaleigh and for 'Decoded,' a series with MTV. "

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" I'm so inspired by people like Issa Rae who started on YouTube or Abbi and Ilana from 'Broad City' who also started on YouTube. "

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