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The Big Chop: Lena Waithe Cuts Off Her Signature Locs (PHOTOS)
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The Big Chop: Lena Waithe Cuts Off Her Signature Locs (PHOTOS)

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July 16, 2018

The Chi creator Lena Waithe said goodbye to her signature dreadlocks over the weekend revealing a lowcut caesar.

 

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On Saturday, the Emmy award-winning writer posted an image of her new look captioning it, “New tings.” Waithe has had dreadlocks for a much of her career in Hollywood. She has even spoken about the politics of what it’s like being “Black and gay, having dreadlocks,” sporting her ‘do along with a rainbow pride-inspired cape at the 2018 Met gala.

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It appears the outspoken creator wanted some change as she prepares for the second season of The Chi, her drama on Showtime and the debut season of her TBS comedy series, Twenties.

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Christina Santi is a news and culture writer for EBONY.com. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, she considers herself a well-read, not so traditional feminist with a heavy interest in music, fashion and pop culture. Christina currently lives in New York City, where she refers to her Cuban & Jamaican descent often while writing about her experiences as a first-generation Afro-Latinx in America. She also devotes time writing personalized reading material for her tutees and turning ideas into words for streetwear brand, PUER By Noel Bronson.

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