While sitting and watching Black Girls Rock and loving all of the beauty in black, I felt the need to confess. In 1986 I was a first grade student at Hardy Elementary School, and I can remember being bullied for having big lips and believe it or not, long hair. Yes, I was picked on for having long natural ponytails. At the time I didn't understand why I was hated for my long ponytails, especially when the person who picked on me the most had hair that was just as long as m