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2. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   Braids have been part of black culture going back generations. There are pictures going as far back as the year 1884 showing a Senegalese woman with braided hair in a similar fashion to how they are worn today. [13] Braids are normally done tighter in black culture than in others, such as in cornrows or box braids. While this leads to the style ...

3. Box braids - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Army has strong regulations and restrictions on hairstyles for both men and women. In 2014, the army updated its policies because the old regulations were too restrictive for African-American women. Army policy originally considered African American women's natural hair "not neat" and deemed protective hairstyles "unprofessional".

4. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   As with women, African American men have also faced hairstyle-based discrimination in the workplace. In the case of Thornton v. Encore Global , [ 75 ] Jeffery Thornton, a black man sued his former employer Encore Global denying him a job as a technical supervisor after working for the company for four years. [ 75 ]

5. Cornrows - Wikipedia

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   In some African nations, regularly changing hairstyles can be seen as a sign of social status for a woman, while advertising continues to promote straighter hairstyles as fashionable. Braids provide a way for women to maintain their hair, and are sometimes used with Chinese or Indian wigs to rotate hairstyles. [55]

6. 'When you look good, you feel good': Black hairstylists offer ...

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   Kirk Franklin, a popular Black gospel artist, was blasting from the speakers and laughter filled the room as those affected by the fires received hairstyles ranging from box braids to lineups and ...

7. Protective hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   Woman with Bantu knots hairstyle, a type of protective hairstyle. A protective hairstyle is a term predominantly used to describe hairstyles suitable for Afro-textured hair whose purpose is to reduce the risk of hairs breaking off short. These hairstyles are designed to minimize manipulation and exposure of the hair to environmental elements.