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Jessica Jackson, 21, of Evansville, In., decided to go natural when she started feeling tired of conforming to society. “I wanted to step outside my comfort zone and actually be my true self,” Jackson said. Her hair was damaged and she wanted a new start, so one day she chopped it all off. “There have been many times I’ve been stared at because of my hair,” Jackson said. “Many people will ask to touch it or ask how long it took me to get it like that. I used to feel annoyed but now I like the attention. It gives me an opportunity to educate people about black hair.”