When I started working at British Aiways.....it was the first time I had spent a lot of time around blacks. It was during the time when many of the ladies them were doing various shapes on their heads. To my fascination, it was explained to me that it was hair pulled over a cardboard shape and shellacked down. It was real hard...you could knock on it with your hand.
It was also when I found out that black people had a lot of 'dry scalp' issues.
I think all the weaves and such are quite interesting. It's probably the first time that there were so many different choices for how to style afro hair and it seems to be a matter of great pride.
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