Recently in South Africa Pretoria High School for girls had a hair policy forcing young black girls to straighten their hair using chemicals as it looked untidy. This was met with political parties interfering and accusing the school:
“to directly suppress blackness in its aesthetics and culture”
To add a little twist the British Hairdressing Awards (YES, BRITISH) has an Afro hairdraisser award category which showcases the artwork and beauty of Afro hair and here are some of the 2016 hairstyles that really stood out for me: