African-American beauty
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Ideals of beauty in African-American communities have varied throughout the years.
Influenced by the hegemony of the majority white America, lighter skin tones and straight hair have sometimes been considered desirable characteristics both from whites and blacks.[1][2]
At the end of the 20th century, relaxed hair styles such as the afro became popular, along with styles such as cornrows, braids, twists, the Jheri curl, and other styles.[3]
References
- ^ Patton, Tracey Owens (2006). "Hey Girl, Am I More than My Hair?: African American Women and Their Struggles with Beauty, Body Image, and Hair". NWSA Journal. 18 (2): 24–51. doi:10.2979/NWS.2006.18.2.24. ISSN 1040-0656. JSTOR 4317206.
- ^ "For Light-Skinned Only?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Black hair care and culture, a story | African American Registry". www.aaregistry.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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