Two years ago today, I dyed my hair to cover the persistent gray roots that had become the bane of my curls’ existence. At that moment, I did not realize that it would be the last time. We can all remember that fated week in March 2020, when nothing would ever be the same. Prior to this moment and for quite some time, I had considered letting my gray roots grow. I had no idea what it would look like or even how much of my brown hair would be gray. Anytime I mentioned it to friends, family members, and even my colorist, everyone strongly discouraged me from letting it happen. I heard reactions like: “why would you do that?” or “you’re too young” or “it will age you” or “you shouldn’t let yourself go…” When the Pandemic hit and hair salons were shuttered and friends were frantically purchasing up store bought dye kits, I started to think, why not now? Let it go gray. It was a good time to try it out: I was stuck in my house, working from home, no friends could see me, and thin...