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A full, rounded hairstyle of tightly coiled hair, worn naturally outward from the head.
means A full, rounded hairstyle of tightly coiled hair worn naturally outward from the head, without straightening.
from Short for 'Afro-American,' it entered wide use in the 1960s as the style became a deliberate political and cultural statement — a rejection of pressed, straightened hair in favor of wearing natural Black hair proudly, tying personal style to the Black Pride and civil rights movements of the era.
- origin era
- Black pride symbol of 1960s-70s
- physics
- natural coils resist gravity, no gel needed
- peak icon
- Angela Davis made it a political statement
- name truth
- short for Afro-textured, not a style brand