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What is the best type of comb to use for detangling natural hair?
What is a wide-tooth comb?
True or False: Natural hair doesn’t grow as fast as straight hair.
What is false? It just shrinks more!
This classic style involves two twists of hair wrapped around each other to form a defined, bouncy look.
What are two-strand twists?
In many African cultures, hair was traditionally styled to reflect this aspect of a person’s identity, including tribe, marital status, and social rank.
What is social status?
This self-made millionaire and entrepreneur became famous for developing hair care products for Black women in the early 1900s.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
What is the name of the tool used to stretch out an afro or add volume at the roots?
What is a pick?
True or False: You should grease your scalp daily to keep your hair healthy.
What is false? Too much oil can clog the scalp.
This voluminous and free-flowing natural hairstyle became a symbol of Black pride in the 1960s and 1970s.
What is the afro?
During slavery in the Americas, some enslaved people used intricate braided hairstyles to do this in secret.
What is create escape routes and maps?
This TV host and former supermodel famously broke barriers in the fashion industry while embracing natural hair on and off the runway.
Who is Tyra Banks?
What type of brush is best for defining curls when applying product?
What is a Denman brush
What is one common myth about trimming natural hair?
What is "Trimming makes hair grow faster"—it helps prevent breakage but doesn’t speed up growth.
This style involves sectioning the hair into small, coiled buns, often worn as a protective style and can create defined curls when unraveled.
What are Bantu knots?
This 1960s movement encouraged Black people to embrace their natural hair as a symbol of pride and resistance.
What is the Black is Beautiful movement?
This R&B singer and actress is known for her signature long locs and starred as Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2023).
Who is Halle Bailey?
Which heat styling tool should always be used with a heat protectant to prevent damage?
What is a flat iron or curling wand?
True or False: Hair type determines how healthy your hair is.
What is false? Health depends on hair care, not texture.
This sleek, straight style involves using heat to smooth the hair, often accompanied by a deep treatment to protect from heat damage.
What is a silk press?
The afro became a powerful political statement during this movement advocating for racial justice and empowerment.
What is the Black Power movement?
This activist and scholar became an iconic symbol of the Black Power movement in the 1970s, known for her powerful speeches and signature afro.
Who is Angela Davis?
What is the name of the tool that attaches to a blow dryer to evenly dry curls without disturbing the curl pattern?
What is a diffuser?
What’s the biggest misconception about protective styles?
What is "They make your hair grow"—they protect hair, but growth depends on care.
This versatile hairpiece can be worn to instantly change your look and comes in various styles, lengths, and textures, allowing for easy switch-ups, usually involving glue.
What are wigs?
The CROWN Act, which fights hair discrimination, stands for this.
What is “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair”?
This early 20th-century entrepreneur and chemist founded Poro College and was a pioneer in Black hair care before Madam C.J. Walker.
Who is Annie Turnbo Malone?