{"id":42257,"date":"2020-02-25T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/?p=42257"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:12:02","slug":"celebrating-black-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, we\u2019re honoring Black History Month by celebrating black hair and the long and complicated history of a few popular black hairstyles. Some of these styles were popularized during the Black Power movement of the 1960s, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Others have been worn for millennia, but are undergoing a resurgence in popularity and representation in the past few decades. These are styles that embody the creativity and style of their wearers, as well as the skill of black hair stylists around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120414\/general-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"black hair stylists\" class=\"wp-image-42258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120414\/general-1-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120414\/general-1-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#cornrows\" >Cornrows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#cornrows-in-american-culture\" >Cornrows in American Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#locs\" >Locs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#the-ancient-history-of-locs\" >The Ancient History of Locs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#the-afro\" >The Afro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/hair\/celebrating-black-hair\/#the-afro-and-the-black-power-movement\" >The Afro and the Black Power Movement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cornrows\"><\/span><strong>Cornrows<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cornrows are a traditional African hairstyle that dates back to at least 3,000 BCE for women and became popular in the 19th century for men,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/style\/everything-you-need-know-about-cornrows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to&nbsp;<em>Ebony<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em>Ancient North African stone paintings depict figures with braids, and in many communities, the design and direction of the braids communicated information about the wearer. Cornrows could convey a person\u2019s religion, family ties, relationship status, age, and other information,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/csdt.org\/culture\/legacy\/african\/CORNROW_CURVES\/culture\/african.origins.1.b.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Culturally Situated Design Tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120434\/Fix-My-Pretty-Hair-studio-in-Patterson-FL-600x697-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Fix My Pretty Hair Studio in Patterson, FL\n\" class=\"wp-image-42263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120434\/Fix-My-Pretty-Hair-studio-in-Patterson-FL-600x697-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120434\/Fix-My-Pretty-Hair-studio-in-Patterson-FL-600x697-1-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Fix My Pretty Hair Studio in Patterson, FL<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/ZXwJFw0an4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/ZXwJFw0an4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hairstyle is still popular in the African countries of Sudan, West Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, and in many places they\u2019re still used to communicate information about the wearer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/style\/everything-you-need-know-about-cornrows\/\">according to\u00a0<em>Ebony<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120521\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-600x602-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Akwaba Braids by Mamou in Oakland, CA\n\" class=\"wp-image-42268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120521\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-600x602-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120521\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-600x602-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120521\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-600x602-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Akwaba Braids by Mamou in Oakland, CA<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/3wg0kB5an4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/3wg0kB5an4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cornrows-in-american-culture\"><\/span><strong>Cornrows in American Culture<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cornrows, and braids more generally, were popular among American slaves as they navigated the heinous conditions of slavery,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/respect-our-roots-brief-history-our-braids-cultural-appropriation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to professor Lori L. Tharps in an interview for&nbsp;<em>Essence<\/em>&nbsp;magazine<\/a>. The hairstyle remained popular with agricultural laborers after slavery was abolished, and for that reason, was often disparaged or completely omitted from mainstream white media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120555\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-2-600x594-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Akwaba Braids by Mamou in Oakland, CA\n\" class=\"wp-image-42273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120555\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-2-600x594-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120555\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-2-600x594-1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120555\/Akwaba-braids-by-Mamou-2-600x594-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Akwaba Braids by Mamou in Oakland, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Power movement of the 1960s and \u201870s saw a resurgence of cornrows, with actress Cicely Tyson wearing the hairstyle in the 1972 film&nbsp;<em>Sounder&nbsp;<\/em>and while promoting the film,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/respect-our-roots-brief-history-our-braids-cultural-appropriation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to&nbsp;<em>Essence&nbsp;<\/em>magazine<\/a>. Musicians&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hypehair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/NinaLisaSimone.jpg?resize=321%2C437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nina Simone<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/0c\/bd\/b9\/0cbdb9eccc648df8d2d041e4beff4730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stevie Wonder<\/a>&nbsp;have worn cornrows, and more recently, musician&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/cWcowXmWyLSW0gjJZV7G4g--~B\/aD0xNjMwO3c9MTE0MTtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_US\/News\/US-AFPRelax\/000_was8889600.c7b41101015.original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D\u2019Angelo<\/a>&nbsp;and basketball star&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/phillyshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/allen-iverson-02SQ.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allen Iverson<\/a>&nbsp;have embraced the hairstyle as their signature look.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120615\/cornrows-768x511-1.jpg\" alt=\"You can find information about cornrows and other braiding services in your community here.\n\" class=\"wp-image-42278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120615\/cornrows-768x511-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120615\/cornrows-768x511-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can find information about cornrows and other braiding services in your community\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/booksy.com\/en-us\/s\/braids-locs\">here<\/a>.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"locs\"><\/span><strong>Locs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as dreadlocks, locs \u201care a style in which hair is sectioned into small segments and twisted\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhairinformation.com\/glossary\/what-are-locs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the Black Hair Information glossary<\/a>. The hair is then \u201cleft to grow without combing out or re-twisting the sections,\u201d which over time causes each segment to lock into itself. The result are thick, rope-like segments of hair that can be styled in a variety of ways,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.byrdie.com\/locs-or-locks-400267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Byrdie<\/a>, including in braids, twists, updos, and with coloring. Some loc wearers even adorn their hair with jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120711\/Phazes-Tampa-600x598-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Phazes Hair Care Specialists in Tampa\n\" class=\"wp-image-42283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120711\/Phazes-Tampa-600x598-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120711\/Phazes-Tampa-600x598-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120711\/Phazes-Tampa-600x598-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Phazes Hair Care Specialists in Tampa<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/8pNU0albn4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/8pNU0albn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-ancient-history-of-locs\"><\/span><strong>The Ancient History of Locs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While historians can\u2019t pinpoint the exact origins of the hairstyle, descriptions of locs date as far back as 2,500 BCE, when they appear in India\u2019s Vedic scriptures in descriptions of the deity Shiva,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2015\/04\/86174\/history-of-dreadlocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Tyler Bryant for&nbsp;<em>Refinery 29<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em>Egypt holds the first archaeological evidence of locs, with mummies discovered there that still have their locs intact today. And the first African tribe known to wear locs was the Masai of Kenya,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicans.com\/dreadlocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Jamaicans.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120742\/Charmazing-Hair-Hayward-600x595-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of CharmazingHair Salon in Hayward, CA\n\" class=\"wp-image-42288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120742\/Charmazing-Hair-Hayward-600x595-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120742\/Charmazing-Hair-Hayward-600x595-1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120742\/Charmazing-Hair-Hayward-600x595-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of CharmazingHair Salon in Hayward, CA<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/Lo8LrKwbn4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/Lo8LrKwbn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locs are important to the Rasafarian religion, a variation of Christianity that developed in Kingston, Jamaica,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/rastafari\/customs\/customs_1.shtml#h2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the BBC<\/a>. Adherents grow their hair long and wear it in locs based on a belief in the spiritual qualities of the hairstyle,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicans.com\/dreadlocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">although the history of locs in Jamaica goes back much further<\/a>. Today, around one million people practice the religion, so it comprises a very narrow percentage of the many people who wear the hairstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120815\/living-life-locd-768x436-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Living Life Loc\u2019d in Riverview, FL\" class=\"wp-image-42293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120815\/living-life-locd-768x436-1.png 768w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120815\/living-life-locd-768x436-1-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Living Life Loc\u2019d in Riverview, FL<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/HfPAZcBbn4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/HfPAZcBbn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/7uAo57IHiDppcIceyX7EHRYL9kCyU5rnNu8I0gmQb0d2UzRXAsoyqAjJijCtAp8CN-yNPA6-Ba5K6aHmnuVZVWATP1AO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/a>, musician&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reggaeville.com\/fileadmin\/artists\/bobmarley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bob Marley<\/a>, and actor and television personality&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2019\/07\/14\/magazine\/14mag-talk\/7604bde5aa814c91bc3b46b2c5deb922-jumbo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a>&nbsp;are a few of the many luminaries who\u2019ve been known to sport locs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A variety of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=in71R9SwQW4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube videos<\/a>&nbsp;provide information about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kDMw3FOBmH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starting locs<\/a>. Meanwhile, if you\u2019re looking to maintain the hairstyle, you can find loc maintenance services in your community&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/booksy.com\/en-us\/s?query=Loc%20maintenance\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120852\/Distinguished-Hair-Inskter-MI-600x742-1.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Distinguished Hair, LLC in Inkster, MI\n\" class=\"wp-image-42298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120852\/Distinguished-Hair-Inskter-MI-600x742-1.png 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120852\/Distinguished-Hair-Inskter-MI-600x742-1-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Distinguished Hair, LLC in Inkster, MI<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/062HydHbn4\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdl.booksy.com\/e\/062HydHbn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-afro\"><\/span><strong>The Afro<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Afro, sometimes abbreviated as the fro, is a hairstyle in which tightly curled hair is worn loose, so that the hair curls out from the head in a rounded shape like a halo. Some wearers use a comb to tease the hair straight up in a perfectly-rounded coiff, while others let the curls fall where they want to naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120925\/afro-2-600x589-1.jpg\" alt=\"Afro hairstyle\" class=\"wp-image-42303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120925\/afro-2-600x589-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120925\/afro-2-600x589-1-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hairstyle received attention in the 1950s, when a handful of black women jazz singers and dancers began cutting their hair and wearing it unstraightened. The hairstyle didn\u2019t have a name at the time, and was often referred to as \u201cclose-cropped\u201d in the press,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fashion-history.lovetoknow.com\/body-fashions\/afro-hairstyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to&nbsp;<em>Love to Know<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-afro-and-the-black-power-movement\"><\/span><strong>The Afro and the Black Power Movement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Americans were expected to straighten their hair in order to comply with Western beauty standards, and their hair was often still disparaged by the predominantly white media,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/style\/the-history-of-the-afro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to&nbsp;<em>Ebony<\/em><\/a>. By the early 1960s, the Black Power movement emerged to combat this racist narrative, with the Black is Beautiful movement celebrating a variety of features and elevating black beauty that was ignored or disrespected in the media.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120953\/afro-1-300x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Afro hairstyle - women\" class=\"wp-image-42308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120953\/afro-1-300x450-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28120953\/afro-1-300x450-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Afro became an important symbol of the Black Power movement. \u201cThe Afro was Black beauty personified without White validation, and it did not care about critics. For many Black men, it was about cool poise and hyper-masculinity in the face of police brutality and constant oppression,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebony.com\/style\/the-history-of-the-afro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained Professor Chad Dion Lassiter in an interview with\u00a0<em>Ebony<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>\u00a0Political activists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/gettyimages-515119590-1565196738.jpg?crop=0.671xw:1.00xh;0.242xw,0&amp;resize=640:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angela Davis<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/06\/Jesse_Jackson%2C_half-length_portrait_of_Jackson_seated_at_a_table%2C_July_1%2C_1983.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesse Jackson<\/a>\u00a0wore Afros, as did musicians like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2471\/4031639468_d83eda78e0_b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackson 5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/640\/1*vTLTT6AQmfnHr46d1bG3Ng.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jimi Hendrix<\/a>, and members of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SF-Sly_n_The_Family_Stone.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sly &amp; the Family Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28121015\/afro-3-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Black hair - afro\" class=\"wp-image-42313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28121015\/afro-3-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bks-blog-prd-wp-new-blog.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28121015\/afro-3-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the history of black hair, you might want to check out the HBO documentary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Hair-Maya-Angelou\/dp\/B00343UP96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Good Hair<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lvw_PUbt1Fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBS special&nbsp;<em>Our Hair-itage<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, we\u2019re honoring Black History Month by celebrating black hair and the long and complicated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":42318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[191],"class_list":["post-42257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hair"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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