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Celebrations, like SOulFully Textured on Martha’s Vineyard, capture the beauty and the belonging that is Black hair.

Public embrace of natural hair offers new twist on civil rights - The Boston Globe

Recognizing this history of control and humiliation through the material of Black hair is important for understanding new efforts to celebrate and protect wearers of Afro-textured hair in the United States.

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"Black hair was regulated by slave masters who shaved the hair of enslaved people of African descent as a means of control and punishment," said Jasmine Cobb, African American Studies professor at Duke University and Author of "The Art and Texture of Black Hair After Emancipation. "We also see in U.S. law, legislators dictating cutting black hair close to the scalp as a means of control and that identifying enslaved people from free people."

Should Black Hair Braiders Be Licensed Professionals?

Some states require as many as 2,000 hours of training to be a licensed hair braider — more training hours than it takes to be an EMT.

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“When we talk about Black aesthetics, we’re usually talking about the production of art, literature, theater and these sorts of things,” Duke University historian Jasmine Cobb told HuffPost.

Introducing Black Hair Defined

A HuffPost project aiming to untangle conversations about our crowning glory.

HuffPost