Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.

Good hairstyles for people with black hair. All my fierce girls should try out this edgy but short hairstyle. Good Hair is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Jeff Stilson and produced by Chris Rock Productions and HBO Films starring and narrated by comedian Chris Rock. I can attest to how differently people treat Black women depending on the style of our hair.

The episode is titled The Mom Who Fought For Black Hair and focuses on Ida Nelson the mother of a West Side preschooler who was banned from wearing his hair in braids at schoolNelson teamed up with state Sen. So before you make the decision of braiding it make sure your hair is in the best of health to withstand it. Directed by Jeff Stilson.

In the US people have a variety of reasons for straightening their hair but for many Black women its a matter of survival not just preference. Wigs and chemical treatments. Auburn hair color looks amazing with black coats it peeks nicely out of a hat and it makes any turtleneck sweater look ten times better.

It wasnt for attention but it did make me feel beautiful and it was fun to switch things up. For many people it is hard to dedicate a lot of time in the morning to styling those lovely locks so their hair is left neglected. Even after Emancipation there was a growing notion that European textured hair was good and African textured hair was bad foreign and unprofessional.

With Tanya Crumel Kevin Kirk Jason Griggers Maya Angelou. A good example of this is the razor cut style with the sides shaved very close to the scalp. 10 Hairstyles for Men with Afro-Textured Hair 1.

In the documentary produced and narrated by Chris Rock called Good Hair the comedian Paul Mooney states it plainly. The 1980s and 1990s ushered in more black women sporting pressed and permed hair thanks to prevalent hair-care ads on TV and in magazines that encouraged black women to alter the texture of their hair. Protective braids hairstyles for black women help you get two important things.