Black History Hairstyles
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/black-history
http://beautyfashionandmodeling.com/nappy-roots-to-permed/
1444: Europeans trade on the west coast of
Africa was with people wearing elaborate
hairstyles, including locks, and plaits.
1619: First slaves brought to Jamestown; African
language, culture and grooming tradition begin to
disappear. There was little time for things like
beautiful African hairstyles. Most women covered
their hair in a rag. For those who worked outside
braids were popular. Sundays everyone was off.
This gave women time to do their hair for church.
America hair products such as palm oil were not
sold. They did not even have the right kind of
combs. So, women had to make do with butter and
bacon grease and the carding combs of sheep.
Hair Style #2
Do a shampoo press and curl.
“I am a woman who came from the cotton
fields of the South. From there I was
promoted to the washtub. From there I was
promoted to the cook kitchen. And from
there I promoted myself into the business of
manufacturing hair goods and
preparations….I have built my own factory
on my own ground.”
http://www.biography.com/people/mada
m-cj-walker-9522174
Hairstyle #1 Dread locks
Sectioned hair into squares. Square sections make
round dreads. Between 1" and 2" squares As you
section the hair you can secure each section with a
rubberband. When the whole head is sectioned twist
each section clockwise using a comb to snag the
hair at the ends and twist. As each section is twisted
dread wax should be worked in to hold the twists.
Thick waxes without petroleum hold the hair much
better when starting the dreads. After the dreads
mature thinner waxes can be used to add fragrance
and sheen. Hair should be twisted by hand regularly
to help it lock up.
Harriett Tubman: Born in Maryland
in 1820, and successfully escaped
in 1849. Harriet Tubman escaped
slavery to become a leading
abolitionist. She led hundreds of
enslaved people to freedom along
the route of the Underground
Railroad.
http://www.biography.com/people/
harriet-tubman-9511430
http://photobucket.com/images/harriet%
20tubman?page=1
Born Sarah Breedlove on 12/23/ 1867 on a Delta, Louisiana plantation,
transformed herself from an uneducated farm laborer and laundress into one of
the twentieth century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs.
During the 1890s, Sarah began to suffer from a scalp ailment that caused her to
lose most of her hair. She experimented with many homemade remedies and
store-bought products. In 1905 she married and changing her name to
“Madam” C. J. Walker, she founded her own business and began selling
Madam Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower, a scalp conditioning and healing
formula, which she claimed had been revealed to her in a dream. Madam
Walker did NOT invent the straightening comb or chemical perms. She did
widened the teeth on the comb and revolutionize the black hair industry by
introducing the "shampoo-press-and-curl" By the time she died (1919) at her
estate in New York, she had helped create the role of the 20th Century, selfmade American businesswoman; and first black female millionaire. Tenacity
and perseverance, faith in herself and in God, quality products and “honest
business dealings” were the elements and strategies she prescribed for aspiring
entrepreneurs who requested the secret to her rags-to-riches ascent. “There is
no royal flower-strewn path to success,” she once commented. “And if there is,
I have not found it for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I
have been willing to work hard.”
Little Know facts: http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/videos/black-history-little-known-facts-19433539558
1865: Slavery ends, but whites look upon black women who style their hair like white women as well-adjusted.
“Good” hair becomes a prerequisite for entering certain schools, churches, social groups and business network
Internet research: Who invented the Pressing comb? Who was Annie Malone? Madam C. J. Walker did not
invent the pressing comb. She only changed the design of the comb so the teeth in the comb were wider and
would go through course hair. The pressing comb was first used by the French around the year 1845. Women in
Paris had been using hot combs to replicate the straight styles worn by ancient Egyptians.
http://www.answers.com/topic/annie-malone
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/about_5526769_history-hot-comb.html#ixzz2mLVlavVE
Hair Style #3
Pincurls
http://www.bing.com/search?q=Pictures+of+Bessie+Smith
&FORM=QSRE6
Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15,
1894. She began to sing at a young age and in 1923 signed a
contract with Columbia Records. Soon she was among the
highest-paid black performers of her time with hits like
"Downhearted Blues."
http://www.biography.com/people/bessie-smith-9486520
Hair Style# 5
Up do with braid
Rosa Parks 1913-2005
Civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress
called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the
freedom movement".
http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks9433715/videos/rosa-parks-mini-biography-2078965885
Hair Style #4
Pincurl (All Barrell Curls)
Brave Bessie-Bessie Coleman was the first black
woman to earn a pilot's license.
January 26, 1893 - April 30, 1926
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/bessiecoleman-african-american-pilot/12vk7jud
Hair Style #6
Roller Set
Born 1924, Shirley Chisholm is best known for
becoming the first black congresswoman (1968),
representing New York State in the U.S. House of
Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run
for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the
presidency—becoming the first major-party AfricanAmerican candidate to do so.
http://www.history.com/speeches/shirley-chisholmcampaigns-for-nomination#shirley-chisholmcampaigns-for-nomination
http://www.strawberricurls.com/2012/02/23/a-timeline-of-black-hair-in-history/
1920s: Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist, urges followers to
embrace their natural hair and reclaim an African aesthetic.
Hair Style # 7
Roll hair on pink and or gray rods.
1954: George E. Johnson launches the Johnson Products
Empire with Ultra Wave Hair Culture, a “permanent” hair
straightener for men that can be applied at home. A women’s
chemical straightened follows.
Watch- Good Hair the
movie starring Chris Rock.
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Hair Style # 8
Althea Gibson
1927-2003
Golfer and Tennis Player
http://www.biography.com/people/altheagibson-9310580
1966: Model Pat Evans defies both black and
white standards of beauty and shaves her head.
http://www.arogundade.com/pat-evans-blackmodel-cover-girl-for-the-ohio-players.html
Research: Black Models
of the civil rights era.
Do Corn Row Braids
1962: Actress Cicely Tyson wears cornrows on
the television drama “East Side/West Side.
Cicely Tyson
Born: Dec 19, 1933 ·
New York
Height: 5' 3"
Awards: Tony Award
for Best Actress
http://www.imdb.co
m/name/nm000180
7/bio
1968: Actress Diahann Carroll is the first black
woman to star in a television network series, “Julia.”
She is a darker version of the all-American girl with
straightened, curled hair.
Hair Style # 9
Do a Roller Set and back-combing
·
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140792/bio
1970: Angela Davis becomes an icon of Black Power with her
large Afro.
Hairstyle #10
Barrell Curls
1971: Melba Tolliver is fired from the ABC affiliate in New York
for wearing an Afro while covering Tricia Nixon’s wedding.
JOSEPHINE BAKER
Civil Rights Activist, Dancer, Singer / 1906 - 1975
Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who
became wildly popular in France during the 1920s.
She also devoted much of her life to fighting racism.
http://www.biography.com/people/angela-davis-9267589
http://melbatolliver.com/backintheday.htm
See full bio | Watch video
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OUPS/MUSICIANS/AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Hair Style #11
Rod hair on blue rods- Follow the steps for a jerri curl
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1977: The Jeri curl explodes on the black hair scene. Billed as a curly perm for blacks, the ultra-moist hairstyle lasts through the
1980s.
http://www.google.com/search?q=jerri+curl+pictures&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=r1CvUofvKsKgkAf6qoGgBg&v
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1. Read and Follow the instructions Use a rat-tail comb to part your hair into four sections.
2. Apply the softening creme from the Jheri curl kit. Allow the creme to sit on your hair for the specified amount of time that is
indicated on the product label. Because most Jheri curl kits contain "Lye", it is very important that you don't leave the creme on
your hair past the recommended time. Doing so can result in severe hair loss or breakage.
3. Rinse the creme from your hair with lukewarm water. Wash and shampoo your hair with the neutralizing shampoo that
came with the creme.
4. Start rolling your hair with the perm rods. Only put a small amount of hair on each rod. Be sure to cover each hair rod with
rod paper.
5. Apply permanent wave solution Cover your rodded hair with a plastic shower cap. Sit with your hair covered for the amount
of time specified on the packaging. Generally, this will be 15 to 30 minutes.
6. Rinse the permanent wave solution out of your hair with lukewarm water. This is done while the rods are still in your hair.
7. Apply neutralizing solution over your rodded hair. Allow the solution to sit for 5 minutes. Rinse the neutralizer from your hair
with lukewarm water. Use a towel to blot the excess water from your rodded hair. Remove the perm rods from your hair.
Apply a quarter sized drop of Jheri curl activator into your hands. Place the activator onto your hair. Be sure to rub it in so that
it saturates the curls. Spray your curls with Jheri curl moisturizer to give it moisture.
*Use a wide tooth rake comb or pic to style your Jheri curl.
http://www.biography.com/people/michael-jackson-38211/videos/michael-jackson-mini-biography-2078963449
Hairstyle #12
Research Tina Turner’s many hair styles and choose one to do.
http://www.biography.com/people/tina-turner-9512276
Tina Turner - Occupation: Singer
http://bossip.com/881458
/the-african-americansmany-rivers-to-crossblack-is-beautiful-andsoul-train-video/
Since 1971, "Soul Train" has been
the "American Bandstand" of the
African-American community.
Even today, "Soul Train"
continues to be the showcase of
urban artists and their charttopping singles. The program also
continues to be the place for
beautiful dancers and their dance
moves, though the dance and the
dancers' hair and attire are a bit
more risque due to the changing
times.
Hairstyle # 14
Blow dry and curling Iron Style
http://www.biography.com/people/mayaangelou-9185388
In 1993, Maya Angelou
recited her poem "On the
Pulse of Morning" at
President Bill Clinton's
inauguration. She was the
first poet to do an
inaugural recitation since
Robert Frost spoke for
President John F.
Kennedy in 1961.
Hair style #16
Rollerset with teasing in crown
Hairstyle # 13
Research Janet Jackson’s hairstyle and choose
one to do.
http://www.biography.com/people/janetjackson-9542443
1998: Carson Inc., creator
of Dark & Lovely and
Magic Shave for black men,
acquires the black-owned
beauty company Johnson
Products of Chicago in
1998. Merges with Soft
Sheen.
Hairstyle #15
Roller set
Kim Denise Jones (Queen Bee)
July 11, 1974
Singer Hip Hop
http://www.im db.com/name/nm0428591/bio
1999: “People” magazine
names lock-topped Grammy
award-winning artist Lauryn Hill
one of its 50 Most Beautiful.
2006: Black hair-care is a
billion-dollar industry.
Aretha Louise Franklin
March 25, 1942 (age 71)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
In 1993, Maya Angelou recited her poem "On the
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's
inauguration. She was the first poet to do an
Vocals, piano
inaugural recitation since Robert Frost spoke for
http://www.biography.c
President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
om/people/arethafranklin9301157/videos/arethafranklin-symbol-of-blackequality-14853187906
2001: Rapper Lil’ Kim wears a platinum blonde
weave, while singer Macy Gray sports a newschool Afro. Some black women perm, some
press, and others go with natural twists, braids
and locks.
http://www.biography.com/people/macygray-20981075
2009: Comedian Chris Rock opens everyone’s eyes to the well documented “ Good Hair”. Not only did Chris dive into
the core of why Black women perm, and why some go natural, and explores where weaves actually come from before
they reach our local beauty supply stores.
Hairstyle #17
Do a Mohawk hairstyle.
2011: The Mohawk or FroHawk was on
Fire when kit stepped onto the scene.
The whole 80’s punk rock remade
popular by artists like Cassie, Kanye
West, and Willow Smith. Worn by all
women. Men, and children were going
hawk crazy.
Hairstyle # 18
Research Whitney Houstons
many hairstyles and choose one to
do.
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Hair Style # 21
Braid the hair and allow the hair
to dry. Take braids down and
style.
Serena Williams
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NAME: Whitney Houston
OCCUPATION: Film Actress,
Singer
BIRTH DATE: August 09, 1963
DEATH DATE: February 11, 2012
PLACE OF BIRTH: Newark, New
Jersey
http://www.biography.com/people/whitneyhouston-9344818
Hairstyle #22
Shampoo and Flat Iron the hair
Hairstyle # 19
Blow Dry Curling Iron or Roller set
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
September 4, 1981 (age 32)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Singer and songwriter
http://www.biography.com/people/beyonc
%C3%A9-knowles-39230
2010: What was popular then all the way up
to now is a Lace fronts. A lace wig or a lace
front wig is a special type of hairpiece or wig
designed with a sheer lace base .Which are
most popular with stars such as Tyra Banks
and Beyonce Knowles-Carter.
Hair Style # 20
Tyra Banks
Research Tyra’s many different
styles and style your favorite style.
http://www.biography.com/people/
serena-williams-9532901/videos
http://www.biography.com/people/
venus-williams9533011/videos/venus-williamsvenus-and-serena-trailer30218307872
Halle Berry
Actress/Rep.
Revlon
Make-up
Tyra Lynne Banks
December 4, 1973 (age 40)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Occupation: Model, Actress, Author
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http://www.biography.com/people/
halle-berry-9542339/videos/halleberry-beauty-2197983250
NAME: Queen Latifah
OCCUPATION: Film Actress,
Television Actress, Entrepreneur,
Music Producer, Rapper, Singer
BIRTH DATE: March 18, 1970 (Age:
43)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Newark, New
Jersey
Full Name: Dana Elaine Owens
http://www.biography.com/people/qu
een-latifah-9542419
Television host
http://www.biography.com/people/tyrabanks-16242328
How tall is Tyra? 5 ft 10 in
NAME: Whoopi Goldberg
OCCUPATION:Actress
BIRTH DATE:11/13/1955
http://www.biography.com/
people/whoopi-goldberg9314384
From Alabama
Hairstyle #23
Blow dry and curling Iron on short hair
Condoleezza Rice is without a doubt one of the most
impressive women to come out of Alabama. She served
as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama,
November 14, 1954,
Hairstyle #24
Up Do Style. Be creative in the back.
Vonetta Flowers was born October 29, 1973 in Birmingham,
Alabama. In 1992, Vonetta graduated from P.D. Jackson Olin
High School. She was the first person in her family to go to
college. She graduated from the University of Alabama at
Birmingham.Flowers won the Gold Medal for Bobsled and on
August 30 that same year, delivered twin boys, Jorden Maddox
and Jaden Michael. Vonetta Flowers was the first black athlete
(male or female)--from any country--to ever win an Olympic
Winter Games gold medal. In the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake
City, Vonetta and Jill Bakken drove USA to an Olympic gold
medal, ending the United States' 46-year medal drought in
bobsled. The 2-woman bobsled team's time:1 minute 48
seconds.
http://www.biography.com/people/condoleezza-rice9456857
Hair Style # 25
Research the many hairstyles that Oprah
has worn and select a style.
http://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey9534419
http://vb.cbn.com/tv/14
22111031001
Most Famous
Bonus: Research the many hair styles worn by
Michelle Obama and select one to do. Write Essay
about Mrs. Obama and include in the essay
information about her cosmetologist. Michelle
Obama
OCCUPATION: Lawyer, U.S. First Lady
BIRTH DATE: January 17, 1964 (Age: 49)
EDUCATION: Whitney M. Young Magnet High School,
Princeton University, Harvard Law School
Oprah Gail Winfrey
(born in Mississippi- January 29, 1954) is an American
media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and
philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her
multi-award-winning talk show.
http://www.biograph
y.com/people/michelle-obama-307592
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