Pelo Lacio

Presented by Love Want Magazine

In this visual essay Luz Guzman, a young Dominican woman who lives in the Bronx, bridges who she is today with the roots of her past.

“In so many families, what we do to our hair -- how we care for it, style it, understand it -- is passed down through our mothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends. Who we are and how we present ourselves to the world is owed to this tight-knit circle. This is to community....and to all those Dominican girls who always felt a little different. These are my sisters and I, the new generation of Dominican Women" - Luz Guzman