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Box braids date back to 3500 BC in Africa and became popular again in the 1990s because of Janet Jackson and the movie Poetic Justice -
Cornrows date back to 3000 BC and were used by slaves to hide rice and also to map out escape routes. The style became popular again in the 1990s by sports stars Allan Iverson and musicians like Alicia Keys. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian have been criticized for wearing cornrows. -
Bantu knots were worn by the Zulu tribe and became popular in the 1990s by musicians Lauryn Hill and Mel B -
The Afro was worn as a political statement during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s. -
After the Civil Rights movement in the 60s, braids grew more popular because of the black is beautiful movement -
In the early 1970s Michael Jackson influenced many after wearing his natural afro. This was in response to a growing movement of black pride. -
In 1973, Cher released the song “Half-Breed” and dresses her long, straight, black hair in Cherokee ornamentation. She receives backlash for singing a song about the hardships of being an Indigenous American although she is not. -
Bob Marley wore locs as a proud Rastafari. A rastafari will wear their hair in locs as a way to express their African identity. This was popularized again with Lenny Kravitz in the 1990s. -
In 1979, Bo Derek wore her hair in Fulani braids in the movie “10”. This was considered a cultural phenomenon although the roots of the hairstyle originated from the Jamaican women she saw at the supermarket. Kim Kardashian repeated this style in the 2000s and called them “Bo Derek Braids” and not Fulani braids. -
Bob Marley wore locs as a proud Rastafari. A rastafari will wear their hair in locs as a way to express their African identity. This was popularized again with Lenny Kravitz in the 1990s. -
Box braids date back to 3500 BC in Africa and became popular again in the 1990s because of Janet Jackson and the movie Poetic Justice -
Bantu knots were worn by the Zulu tribe and became popular in the 1990s by musicians Lauryn Hill and Mel B -
Cornrows date back to 3000 BC and were used by slaves to hide rice and also to map out escape routes. The style became popular again in the 1990s by sports stars Allan Iverson and musicians like Alicia Keys. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian have been criticized for wearing cornrows. -
In 1979, Bo Derek wore her hair in Fulani braids in the movie “10”. This was considered a cultural phenomenon although the roots of the hairstyle originated from the Jamaican women she saw at the supermarket. Kim Kardashian repeated this style in the 2000s and called them “Bo Derek Braids” and not Fulani braids.