African Americans have many options for styling hair. We can relax our hair making it permanently straight. We can weave our hair to make it longer. We can add extensions in twists or braids. We can wear realistic wigs to give our hair a break. In addition, natural styles have re-emerged into the forefront. We ...
Elijah McCoy was born sometime in 1843 or 1844; his actual birthdate is unknown. It is known that his parents, George and Mildred McCoy, were slaves who had left their home in Kentucky and fled to freedom in Canada. George joined the British Army. After his hitch was up, he moved to one hundred and ...
Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on March 4, 1877. His parents were Sidney and Elizabeth Reed Morgan. He grew up working with his ten Afro-American brothers and sisters on the family farm. He was fortunate in that he was able to get an elementary education during his childhood too. Morgan moved away ...
I recently read that African American women spend 8 billions dollars a year on hair care products. We could wipe out a portion of the national debt with that type of money. Those numbers however may be declining, An increasing number of black women are choosing to ditch chemicals, and wear their hair, Au Natural. ...
An Afro is a hairstyle that occurs when a person of African Heritage (like African Americans) allows their hair to grow long in its natural state. Also called a “natural” or “fro”, for short, the modern afro became en vogue in the 1960’s. In the 1970’s the afro became a statement against artificial straightening of ...
Berry Gordy Junior was born in Detroit in November 28, 1929. He was the next to the youngest child of Berry Gordy Senior and his wife Bertha. Berry dropped out of high school to become a professional boxer. He then was recruited in the Army in 1950. When his hitch in the Army ended three ...
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