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Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an African-American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s.
Black feminists often wore afros in reaction to the hair straighteners associated with middle class white women. At the 1968 feminist Miss America protest , protestors symbolically threw a number of feminine fashion-related products into a "Freedom Trash Can," including false eyelashes, high-heeled shoes, curlers, hairspray, makeup, girdles ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Movement encouraging black people to embrace their African heritage and culture This article is about the cultural movement. For the LGBT movement, see Black gay pride. For the political slogan and US movement, see Black power. This article is part of a series about Black power History ...
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[1] [3] By the 1960s had an estimated 80 percent of the black hair-care market and annual sales of $12.6 million by 1970. [1] In 1971, JPC went public and was the first African American owned company to trade on the American Stock Exchange. [1] [5] The company's most well-known product was Afro Sheen for natural hair when afros became popular.
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The second archetype of African-American women, as described by Jewell, is the Sapphire woman. The Sapphire woman, also known as the angry Black woman, is hostile and emasculates Black men through various insults. [16] This archetype was popular during the 1940s and 1950s, created by the Amos and Andy radio show. [16]