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2. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   The Crépue d'ébène Festival at Abidjan (Ivory Coast): Dedicated to the natural beauty of the African woman and to the highlighting of the nappy hair. [50] The Natural Hair Academy: Event to better understand the nappy hair, days of advice by speakers. [4] [51] The AfricaParis Festival: Dedicated to the "Afropean" culture. [4]

3. African hair threading - Wikipedia

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   A Ghanaian woman in an african hair threading hairstyle known as 'Adonko Hair Style' or 'Watchman's Wife.' There are many variations and styles in African hair threading, depending on the types and patterns as well as the shape, size, and direction of the sections of hair. [12] Some of the common styles are:

4. 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.

5. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   These standards vary for African-American men and women. [69] The term's circulation within the Black community in the North America has an uncertain origin. Artist India.Arie's song "I Am Not My Hair" speaks specifically to the usage of the term "good hair" in the African-American community and in broader contexts. [70]

6. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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   The term Black Twitter comprises a large network of Black users on the platform and their loosely coordinated interactions, many of which accumulate into trending topics due to its size ...

7. Laid edges - Wikipedia

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   The inspiration for this style is attributed to the kiss curls sported by women in the 1920s, such as African American performer, activist, and style icon Josephine Baker. The modern laid edges style began in the 1990s in the African American community, popularized by major musicians of the period such as Chilli from TLC [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as ...