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2. Kinky hair - Wikipedia

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   Papuan women with kinky hair. Kinky hair is a uniquely human characteristic, as most mammals have straight hair, including the earliest hominids. [11] Robbins (2012) suggests that kinky hair may have initially evolved because of an adaptive need amongst humans' early hominid ancestors for protection against the intense UV radiation of the sun in Africa.

3. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   Many women of African descent have faced opposition from wearing their hair in naturally curly styles or other non-straight, protective styles. Many women have found that they are treated unjustly based on having naturally afro-textured hair. Natural hair can be deemed "unprofessional", turning it into a fireable offense. [58]

4. Afro - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] [24] [25] In the 1950s and 1960s, South African women were also known to wear their hair in an afro-type style. [2] The afro did not rise to the same level of popularity among the Afro-Caribbean community as it did in the United States, in part because of the popularity of dreadlocks, which played an important role in the Rastafari ...

5. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   African-American hair comes in a range of textures, but the most common hair type is curly with lots of volume. [5] This curly quality is the product of the shape of the hair follicles . [ 5 ] More circular-shaped follicles cause hair to grow straighter, while more curly hair is caused by more elongated, oval-shaped hair follicles. [ 5 ]

6. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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   Hair that is curly and kept moist (or at least a wet-look maintained) by a Jheri curl activator. This style was popular in the 1980s especially with African-Americans, including Michael Jackson and Rick James. Layered hair: A women's hairstyle where different sections of the hair are cut at different lengths to give the impression of layers.

7. Curly Girl Method - Wikipedia

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   The method is also used by men; the name "curly girl" reflects the relative importance of hair care to women and girls due to societal expectations. [12] The method can also be used on kinky , coily, and wavy hair, which are often treated as curly hair types or "curl patterns" on hair care websites and in hair typing systems.