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2. Afro - Wikipedia

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   Some African Americans who have been known for wearing afros or afro wigs during these two decades include NBA basketball players Ben Wallace, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Beasley, as well as musicians Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Macy Gray, Ludacris, Questlove, Cindy Blackman, Wiz Khalifa, and Lenny Kravitz.

3. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   [49] [52] African-American men typically wore their hair relatively short, and they avoided passing a hot comb through their hair, because it was more difficult and dangerous to do so. [ 53 ] From the early to mid-20th century, conking was a popular style for African-American men, and required the use of a chemical treatment known as a relaxer ...

4. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   The movement is centered around Black people who wear afro-textured hair in its natural, coiled, or tight, curly state. These individuals of African descent choose not to relax their hair, allowing it, instead, to grow in its natural texture. To relax one's hair means to use chemicals to straighten it.

5. ‘Men in wigs and brown make-up taking stunt jobs from black ...

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   “Men wearing wigs and using brown make-up” are depriving black women and members of other ethnic groups of top stunt roles in movies, according to a new study. Dr Laura Crossley, a researcher ...

6. 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.

7. Meet the 11-year-old girl who helped bring Afro wigs to life ...

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   A charity that has donated thousands of wigs to young people suffering from hair loss is set to donate its first Afro wig. Little Princess Trust, which was founded in 2006, last year announced it ...