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"Good hair" is a phrase used in some Black communities to describe the perceived prestige of straight or loosely curled hair, (especially when genetically influenced by non-African ancestry) in contrast to afro-textured hair. [68] "Good hair" is also used to refer to hair that is strong, thick and soft to the touch.
Kinky hair, also known as afro-textured hair, is a human hair texture prevalent in the indigenous populations of many regions with hot climates, mainly Sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia and Australia. [1] Each strand of this hair type grows in a repeating pattern of small contiguous kinks which can be classified as tight twists and sharp folds.
The Black is Beautiful movement and Rastafari culture in Europe influenced Afro-Britons to wear their hair in natural loc styles and afros as a way to fight against racism, Western standards of beauty, and to develop unity among Black people of diverse backgrounds.
An eight-year-old girl who wrote a book about her natural hair hopes others will be inspired to love who they are, amid calls for better black representation and more “identity-affirming ...
’It was grossly inappropriate to have a whole team of my peers and management glaring at me, asking constant questions and picking apart my hairstyle as if I was a special attraction at a zoo ...
From the age of seven Anastasia Cameron was turned away from hairdressers because she was told they "don't do Afro hair". When she needed a wig after chemotherapy as an adult, little had changed ...
The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short or medium. Curtained hair: Curtained hair is the term given to the hairstyle featuring a long fringe divided in either a middle parting or a side parting. The hairstyle was popular on adolescents and men from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s.
The afro is a hair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair, or specifically styled with chemical curling products by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The hairstyle can be created by combing the hair away from the scalp, dispersing a distinctive curl pattern, and forming the hair into a ...