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2. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   Braided hairstyles were widespread among many North American indigenous peoples, with traditions varying greatly from tribe to tribe. For example, among the Quapaw, young girls adorned themselves with spiral braids, while married women wore their hair loose. [27] Among the Lenape, women wore their hair very long and often braided it.

3. Protective hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   A protective hairstyle is a term predominantly used to describe hairstyles suitable for Afro-textured hair. These hairstyles are designed to minimize manipulation and exposure of the hair to environmental elements. Factors such as extreme temperatures, humidity, and precipitation can adversely affect hair health.

4. Box braids - Wikipedia

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   Older women would gather with their girls and teach them how to braid. [5] Box braids are also commonly worn by the Khoisan people of South Africa [6] and the Afar people in the horn of Africa. [7] [8] In Africa, braid styles and patterns have been used to distinguish tribal membership, marital status, age, wealth, religion and social ranking.

5. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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   A braid, also known as a plait, is a type of hairstyle usually worn by women with long hair in which all or part of one's hair is separated into strands, normally three, and then plaited or braided together, typically forming one braid hanging down at the back of the head or two braids hanging down on either side of the head. Braids can also be ...

6. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   Plaits, braids and cornrows were the most convenient hairstyles to keep their hair neat and maintained for a week. [28] Enslaved people who worked indoors were forced to wear their hair in one of those styles or a style similar to that of their slaveowner if they did not cover their hair with a scarf, kerchief or wig .

7. A Michigan school cut a 7-year-old biracial girl's hair, but ...

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   According to a study conducted by Dove looking into how children experience hair bias, 66% of Black girls in majority-white schools say they’ve faced race-based hair discrimination. About 86% of ...