There were so many interesting hairstyles on display during the show: from locs, to braids, to afros, to crochet braids. There were both male and female hair models, and even a few little girls modeling with their moms. There were lots of photographers there; you can view more photos ...
It was reckoning with this negrophobia over natural hairstyles from within the black community that I realized how radical braids and dreads still are. The truth is that black men in America didn’t start proudly wearing braids and dreads until the late 60s and 70s, thanks to the swag ...