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Black Hair in Media
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100

This 20th-century social/political movement sparked a new desire to wear out one's natural hair.

What is the civil rights movement?

and/or

What is the Black is Power/Black is Beautiful movement?

100

This famous grease has been used in Black households for decades?

What is Blue Magic?

100

the description for the hair pattern of type 1,2,3 and 4 hair.

1 (straight)

2 (wavey) 

3 (curly)

4 (coily)

100

The hairstyle featured by Alicia Keys on her first 2 albums.

What is cornrows?

100

The little bit of tiny hairs that are present at the nape of your neck at the backside.

What is the Kitchen?
200

The first African female American millionaire created the first hair grower for black women and perfected the press and curl hairstyle in the early 1900s.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

200

the hairstyle said by Rastafarians/Jamaicans to bring you closer to God. 

What are dreadlocks?


200

The belief that specific curl patterns are superior to others, began to spread within slave communities. Following European beauty standards, slaves with lighter skin and straighter hair were often favored for safer and more desirable positions within the house.

What is texturism?

200

Beyonce famously wore these braids in the Formation video in 2016.

What are Lemonade Braids?

200

In 10 seconds name 4 Black hairstyles.

any Black hairstyle is acceptable.

300

the hairstyle enslaved Black folks used to map out directions

What are cornrows?

300
The model Naomi Sims created this type of weave to better match Black hair textures.

What is Kanekelon hair?

300

The first piece of American legislation to protect "against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending [protection] to hair textures and protective styles?

What is the Crown Act?

300

This actress/musician popularized the style of the micro braid on her hit shows and movies in the 90s.

Who is Brandy?

300

in ten seconds, name two popular natural hair trends of today

majority rule if it is popular or not.

400

The professor whose Afro was widely discussed and further popularized the style after being accused of conspiring to murder a police officer in the 70s.

Who is Angela Davis?

400

(Fact or Fiction) Black women are more prone to suffer from natural hair loss, alopecia, or balding. 40% of Black women will experience this at some point in their life.

Fact

400

The hair piece/unit that is meant to imitate the scalp at the crown of someone's head.

What is a closure? What is a Frontal?

400

the first person to wear braids on national television

Who is Cicely Tyson?

400

Natural hairstyle named after an African ethnic group.

What are Bantu Knots? or What are Fulani Braids?

500

This law forced enslaved women in Louisiana from displaying "excessive attention to dress" and were forced to cover their hair.

The tignon laws

500

This 50plus years old natural hair company is well known for its products specifically catered to those wearing the natural afro. Their advertising claim was that they created ¨beautiful products for beautiful people.¨

What is Afro-sheen?

500

The process when one cuts off all of their damaged/processed ends.

What is the Big Chop?

500

This hairstyle was shown on Easy E and Ice Cube on NWA's first studio album Straight out of Compton.

What is the Jherri curl?

500

A nickname for relaxer/perm products. 

What is creamy crack?

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