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2. 'Look good, run fast': Black Olympians discuss the importance ...

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   At the international level, swimming’s governing body, FINA (now known as World Aquatics), initially banned the Soul Cap — created to accommodate natural hair, braids, dreadlocks and weaves ...

3. 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. [15] Braids are normally done tighter in black culture than in others, such as in cornrows or box braids. While this leads to the style ...

4. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   Braids: Hairstyle where hair is braided with extensions or with natural hair. Box braids : A form of protective styling done through braiding synthetic hair along with real hair. This promotes hair growth and protects hair from breakage and other damaging factors.

5. Protective hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   Afro-textured hair is often prone to breakage or damage from the elements; protective hairstyles aim to guard against this. [1] However protective hairstyles sometimes involve tension at the scalp, like braids with weaves and wigs, [2] and can cause thinning of the hairline.

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. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   The hair maintenance process could last anywhere from hours to days and involves “washing, combing, oiling, braiding, twisting, and/or decorating the hair.” [13] The Himba people, for example, styled dreadlocks using ground ochre, goat hair, butter and hair extensions. [7] Hair that was clean and neatly braided or arranged with adornments ...