Kids speak about their afro curly hair 'My hair is unique, I feel really lucky'

The founder of World Afro Day, Michelle De Leon and many others believe that there are not enough examples of natural afro textured hair being celebrated in adverts, movies and even music.

The aim of the day is to give people with afro hair the confidence to wear it the way they like, so that they don't feel pressure to straighten it.

We've been speaking to some of you to find out how you feel about your hair...