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Why short natural afro hairstyles are defining the new year

The start of a new year often arrives with a quiet urge to reset, refresh, and show up a little differently. For many women, ...
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Woman, Who Broke the World Record for Largest Afro, on the Need to Celebrate Natural Hair: 'It's a Lifestyle' (Exclusive)

Jessica L. Martinez's hair measures 11.42 inches tall, 12.2 inches wide and 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference She told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview, "The things that make us different and ...
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Women warriors of the Afro-Latina diaspora / edited by Marta Moreno Vega, Marinieves Alba and Yvette Modestin

Afro-Venezuelan cimarronas : desde adentro / Nirva Rosa Comacho Parra -- Carrera de una cimarrona / Mónica Carillo -- Bodies and memories : Afro-Latina identities in motion / Ana-Maurine Lara -- ...
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Woman’s afro required 3 people to measure it, breaking 15-year Guinness World Record

Jessica “Jess” L. Martinez, a woman from New York, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living person (female). Her impressive afro measured 29 cm (11.42 in) tall, 31 cm (12.2 ...
Forbes

AI Misreads Black Women’s Hairstyles—And It Could Cost Them Jobs

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. An August 2025 experiment highlights the disparities in how AI ...