Natural hair movement

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The natural hair movement is a social and cultural movement advocating for the embrace and unmanipulated presentation of textured hair. Within the movement, "natural hair" is defined as hair worn in its inherent state without chemical relaxers or permanent heat-straightening, encompassing a wide spectrum of natural textures—including waves, curls, and kinks spanning various curl typologies (such as types 3A through 4C) and mixed hair types. While particularly prominent in the United States, the movement is not restricted to any single geographic area, resonating globally across the African diaspora and international communities. Tracing its origins to the Black pride and civil rights activism of the 1960s, the movement experienced a major digital and cultural resurgence in the 2000s. Although the cultural terminology is primarily associated with kinky hair, scholars and participants emphasize that the movement's principles of bodily autonomy, anti-discrimination advocacy in professional...

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