Hairstyles

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What is
your hair
style?

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puffy dread 
short wooly
cornrows thick curly

kinky long braided peppercorn

thin
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Hi, my name is Sarah. I am brazilian and

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I’m a black lesbian woman.
I have a puffy curly hair. I don’t like to
wear braids. For me take care of my hair
is very important.
I think my puffy curly hair is

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beautiful. I didn’t imagine how

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health it could be on natural. Nine
years ago, I stopped to use chemicals
on my hair and it was the best choice
Nowadays, my hair is longer than in my life.
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ever. I feel more comfortable on

natural than when I wear braids
however on summer I am going to
make some cornrows in order to
fresh my head.

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The hair texture of African men and women varies from Western Africa all the
way to Eastern Africa. It varies from thin to thick, from straight , and from
kinky curls, to tight peppercorn curls. Some scientists have attributed the
conditions of African geography to the type of hair texture a particular group
of Africans can have. In other words, Mother Africa texturized our hair.

Is the hair texture the same in all the Africa continent?

What is the reason to the variations of hair textures?

Who texturized our hair?

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Spiritually, hair had a special significance in Africa. Many African cultures viewed the
head as the center of control, communication, and identity in the body. Hair was
considered a source of power that personified the individual and could be used for
spiritual purposes. Since it rests highest on the body, hair itself was a means to
communicate with divine spirits and it was believed to bring good luck and ward off evil.
Communication from the gods and spirits was thought to pass through the hair to get to
the soul.
Describe the importance of our hair.
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I am happy to say that...

Unfortunately....

“An elephant is not overwhelmed by its trunk”

Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb

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DON’T
TOUCH
MY
HAIR!
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Whach this amazing video about how precious our crown is .

1’55 - 5’22 https://youtu.be/yQt-LEaBRP0

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List 5 words from the video.
What is this video about?
Write an interesting thing you
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What are the different kinds of

african hair?
What is the hair importance to
african people
What are the similarities about hair
among African peoples .

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Talk about an specific style you like and learn from the video.

Zulu people hair is kink and

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beautiful. They are strong and

brave. They like to take care of
their beauty.

Zulu’s hairstyle was very different and creative. Their

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kinky hair growns up like a crown on people’s head. I
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think families were proud of taking care of each

other beauty. In my opinion black people will do the
same thing in a close future, it is already starting!

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Zulu’s hairstyles are more different than any other on the video. It

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used to be bigger in warriors than other people in their kingdom. I
have been inspired by them and their creativity on modeling hair. I
have spent a lot of my life with the wrog references about my hair, but
thanks all the good examples that we have it is not anymore.

Be
proud
of your
crown!
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