From box braids and twists to cornrows and dreadlocks, Black hairstyles have been appropriated for decades.
These institutions of education still uphold discrimination.
Yeluchi by Un-ruly is an at-home salon service that provides stylists who specialize in Black hairstyles.
No, they're not "boxer braids."
The photo, which has since been taken down, was flooded with negative and racist comments about Lagum's natural pout.
Cultural appropriation, while not new, has taken center stage in national conversations in past months, with the onslaught of White mainstream musicians adopting the fashion, music, and speech associated with Black culture or subsets of said culture. In fact, following former-Disney star Miley Cyrus’ insistence on “twerking,” Black feminists, scholars and pundits used think pieces […]
