Love is in the hair! A history of cornrow braids
Forever Ago
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The Afro Hair of the 1960s
For decades, black people would associate their nappy or loose hair with being dirty, unprofessional or untidy. That is until the groovy 1960s when big afro hair was a statement instead of trying to tame their kinks and curls. In 1976, a black woman named Beverly Jenkins won the right in court to wear her natural afro to work. People with cornrows and braids still faced hair discrimination. And it's still happening today.
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