Natural hair movement
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The natural hair movement is a movement which aims to encourage people of sub-Saharan African descent to embrace their natural, afro-textured hair, especially in the workplace. It originated in the Un
An Ashanti African comb (Ghana).
Erykah Badu at a concert in July 2008.
Aïssa Maïga during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Lupita Nyong'o at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Jheri curl
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The Jheri curl is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among Black Americans, Black Puerto Ricans, Black Dominicans, Black Canadians, Black Brits and Black New Zealanders during the 1980s and e
Natural hair movement
…through which people expressed both local identities and shared histories. During the 1970s–1980s, popularized especially by some celebrities, the "Jheri curl," a newer technique to loosen tightly curled hair, became fashionable in the African American community; it can be seen in Michael Jackson's hair in…
Hip-hop artist and actor Ice Cube sporting a Jheri curl hairstyle in 1987
Michael Jackson performing, 1988
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