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A Love Affair with Natural Hair
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Mission
The Mission of this project is to take you through a brief but hopefully informative trip through the maze that is Natural Hair for the African American woman. It is my hope that by the end of this journey you will have a better understanding of not just the aesthetics but more importantly the deep rooted and complex love hate relationship that black women have often had with our hair.
Figure: 1DNA Helix
What is hair, how does it grow, and what makes it curl?
Figure 2Photo of various hairstyles of black women from the past
The evolution from shame to Shine
Figure: 3Photo of woman at hair salon
Fragile, handle with care.
Figure: 4Collage of natural hairstyles
How are you feelin today, translation: what style will you rock today?
Figure: 5Photo of three different examples of protective styles
Fragile, handle with care.