These pics are from early 2001, about 3 years after starting my second set of dreadlocks. They were about 10-12 inches long. The front of my hair is un-dreaded, that’s my ‘bang’. I like it because it can alter my look depending on how I feel, I can style it in little twists, cornrow it, wrap it around a couple of locks and pull it back, fluff it up into an afro ridge. I have very dark hair hair, my natural hair color is jet black. I get asked a lot if I have dyed my locks this dark, to my surprise. Nope, this is my natural hair color. Now 20+ years on my locks are significantly lighter due to being dyed a few times, once with lemon and some times with commercial hair dye. It’s been years since I’ve dyed my hair so it’s close to almost 2 feet before you can see any change in color in any given lock. Back in 2001, all one natural color!
Dread Mama 2001 
Dread Mama 2001