Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

Lisa was to experience one more brief episode of alopecia when the black curls fell out. When her hair grew back the second time it was chestnut brown. Shoulder length, Lisa's hair is now thicker ...

to get it straight enough to put a finger wave in the hair.“ Back in the day, Black people with traditionally thick curly hair, wanted to fit into white culture, hoping to be hired for jobs.