history
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?
This famous grease has been used in Black households for decades?
What is Blue Magic?
the description for the hair pattern of type 1,2,3 and 4 hair.
1 (straight)
2 (wavey)
3 (curly)
4 (coily)
The hairstyle featured by Alicia Keys on her first 2 albums.
What is cornrows?
The little bit of tiny hairs that are present at the nape of your neck at the backside.
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?
the hairstyle said by Rastafarians/Jamaicans to bring you closer to God.
What are dreadlocks?
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?
Beyonce famously wore these braids in the Formation video in 2016.
What are Lemonade Braids?
In 10 seconds name 4 Black hairstyles.
any Black hairstyle is acceptable.
the hairstyle enslaved Black folks used to map out directions
What are cornrows?
What is Kanekelon hair?
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?
This actress/musician popularized the style of the micro braid on her hit shows and movies in the 90s.
Who is Brandy?
in ten seconds, name two popular natural hair trends of today
majority rule if it is popular or not.
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?
(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
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?
the first person to wear braids on national television
Who is Cicely Tyson?
Natural hairstyle named after an African ethnic group.
What are Bantu Knots? or What are Fulani Braids?
This law forced enslaved women in Louisiana from displaying "excessive attention to dress" and were forced to cover their hair.
The tignon laws
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?
The process when one cuts off all of their damaged/processed ends.
What is the Big Chop?
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?
A nickname for relaxer/perm products.
What is creamy crack?