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Afro

The afro is a hair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair, or specifically styled with chemical curling products by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair. The hairstyle can be created by combing the hair away from the scalp, dispersing a distinctive curl pattern, and forming the hair into a rounded shape, much like…

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Afro

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related to Similar styles internationally · 27
Afro → Africa, British, Brooklyn, Captain Brian Newmark, Chicago Tribune, Fuzzy-Wuzzies, Harvard University's, In, In Somalia, Isfro, Israel, Isro, Jew, Jewfro, Jewish, Jewish Afro, Los Angeles Times, Mahdist War, May, Novelist Judith Rossner
related to 1960s and 1970s · 21
Afro → African, African Americans, Africanness, Africans, American, Black, Black Cultural Studies, Central Africa, Civil Rights Movement, First-worldness, However, In, Jungle, Kobena Mercer, New Positions, The, This, To, Welcome, West Africa
related to 1990s–present · 19
Afro → Austin Powers, Ben Wallace, Beyoncé, Cindy Blackman, Erykah Badu, Foxxy Cleopatra, Goldmember, Kobe Bryant, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz, Ludacris, Macy Gray, Michael Beasley, NBA, Questlove, Some African Americans, The, These, Wiz Khalifa
related to African-American hairstyles prior to the 1960s · 10
Afro → African Americans, Afro-textured, As, During, European American, The, These, Those, United States, With
related to External links · 4
Afro → Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Etymology · 3
Afro → Afro American, In, The
is a · 1
Afro → hair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair
related to Tools · 1
Afro → The

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Afrois ahair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair0.90text
cornrows among both sexes of African Americans.1990sinstance ofThe 1970s saw an increase in the popularity of braided hairstyles0.80text
braidsinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
beads or twistsinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
as well as various sizesinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
from close-cropped natural hairstyles all the way to expansive afro wigs.Some African Americans who have been known for wearing afros or afro wigs during these two decades include NBA basketball players Ben Wallaceinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
Kobe Bryantinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
and Michael Beasleyinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
as well as musicians Lauryn Hillinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
Erykah Baduinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
Macy Grayinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text
Ludacrisinstance ofsome incorporating elements0.80text

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