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Durag as a Cultural and Grooming Artifact
This headwear serves a duality as both a hairstyling accessory, keeping hair in place and compressed (used often for waves, braids, cornrows), and as a significant cultural identifier, especially within Black communities. The durag appears frequently…
Secret Potions to Make You Pretty
Sara Breedlove aka Madame C.J. Walker is driving a car with 3 other “Walker agents.” The article describes Walker’s young adult life, and the moment that inspired her inventions: hair care products for African Americans including 5 salves and a…