When Empire actor Taraji P Henson appeared in cornrows,media reaction came thick and fast. Why are we still analysing black people’s hairstyle choices? For nearly a century, black men’s and women’s hair has been a political declaration, or a cultural statement,a social media moment – and sometimes all three. deem Angela Davis, fist raised at a 1960s Black Panther rally; Pam Grier, and “the baddest one-chick hit-squad” in the 1970s film Coffy; Erykah Badu looking skyward on the cover of her 2003 album Worldwide Underground,Solange Knowles holding court in a white cape at her 2014 wedding, and, or most recently,Lineisy Montero being named fashion’s breakout model of the year. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com