An Historical Perspective on Black Hair In America

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Dianne Austin

Dianne is the co-founder of Natural Haircare News and Coils To Locs.com. She's been blogging about natural hair ever since she made the decision to break free of the creamy crack in 2012.

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Here is an article that transcends the usual buzz around styling and managing black hair and sheds some light on the social, political, and historical aspects of Black ethnic hairstyles and the impact on White America: What the Evolution of Black Hair Says About White America Today.

The author, Jamilah King touches on the cultural appropriation controversy that we highlighted in the article, Cultural Appropriation of Black Hairstyles Creating a Buzz but then dives deeper into the history of black hair offset by great pictorials.

You can read the full article here:

What the Evolution of Black Hair Says About White America Today

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