Synopsis
The interviewees discuss how people reacted to their hair and what some of them did to "fit-in".
- Programme: Black and Scottish
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2022
- PSHE | People, past events and societies
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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