"The wavy ends distinguish goddess locs from faux locs," she explains.
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Even simple things like dreadlocks, we don't call them dreadlocks, they're locs and it's locs, not locks.
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I don't see locs as a hairstyle, I see locs as a way of life, because it really is for me.. It's a part of me, and they're not going anywhere.
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I didn't grow up seeing any models with locs, so it's important for me to keep shooting for these big brands with my locs because I was discouraged from modeling for a very long time.
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"All in all, the locs are just really badass," Williams says.
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Pierced locs, matte lips, and Beyoncé — what more could you want?
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"My Post Baby Faux Locs Are Back," Ciara captioned her photo.
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Leak has been celebrating by wearing her locs in many different styles.
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Colorful locs, blunt bobs with laid edges, and fiery red dye jobs?!
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"With something as controversial and misunderstood as dreadlocks and loc styles, a lot of people, even people of [color], don't know what locs are, so they have this misconception that locs are dirty, unkempt, and unclean," she says.
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I like having a balance between having my hair shaved and my locs.
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She stunned in a black gown with a crown of blonde faux locs.
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But even those don't always fit a full set of locs or braids.
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For some, locs evoke images of carefree island vacations and low-maintenance living.
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Before we dive in, let's start with a brief primer on goddess locs.
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You can twist locs into a bun or wear them in a ponytail.
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When it comes to styling his locs, Future always has concepts in mind.
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Growing locs takes time, dedication, and dollars... but the payoff is well worth it.
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We've also noticed a huge surge in the A-line length done on locs.
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The size of the LoCs will be equal to the maximum remaining negative carry.
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Weaves, braids, twists, locs, press and curl, fade... boo, it's entirely up to you.
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With them standing side by side, you can truly see the versatility of locs.
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The locs are particularly pronounced because Palmer recently shaved the sides of her head.
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If you adorn yourself with natural locs, share your pictures with the hashtag #loclife.
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Typically it takes months to loc hair and years until the locs reach shoulder length.
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They've been acknowledged as fashion and beauty icons for their natural locs and alt looks.
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Does the costume include race-related hair or accessories (dreads/locs, afros, cornrows, a headdress)?
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I was surrounded by locs and twists, and had an appreciation for hair since childhood.
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Read on for a look into the history of locs, from 2,500 BCE to today.
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For Good's blonde locs, the pro used two textures of hair, including a European wave.
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To me locs are a symbol of beauty and strength, almost like a lion's mane.
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Each model was given a full head of colorful locs piled high on her head.
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To me locs are a symbol of strength and beauty, almost like a lion's mane.
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News host Giuliana Rancic made about the singer Zendaya's locs at the Oscars in 2015.
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"I don't even like to call them dreadlocks — I just call them locs," she said.
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"We use a needle and thread, and actually sew them onto her locs individually," Johnson explains.
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Her mother, Doria Ragland, was praised by Twitter users for unapologetically wearing locs to the wedding.
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Meghan Markle's beautiful mother Doria Ragland rocking her locs and nose ring at the #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.
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In her first post-baby appearance, the new mother showed off a full head of locs.
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The move came more than a year after the Army also overturned its ban on locs.
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Rihanna made a point to wear her hair in locs in Ocean's 8, released in June.
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And in particular, it's the wavy ends that distinguish goddess locs from the classic faux-loc look.
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They're created with human hair, are lighter and look more like authentic, natural locs, Dr. Williams reports.
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There's no limit to the ways you can shape locs when you're trying to dress them up.
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Afros. Braids. Locs. For years, schools, workplaces, and even the armed forces have banned these natural hairstyles.
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"I guess these dots are supposed to make you aware of the danger," said Antana Locs, 60.
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"[Coogler is] from Oakland, and I'm from Newark, New Jersey, and I used to have 'locs," Jordan said.
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Update: The Weeknd may have chopped off his locs months ago, but it doesn't mean they're gone forever.
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With their Atlanta dialects and multi-color locs, Migos isn't exactly a fixture at the posh country club.
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I see Meagan Good and Eva Marcille rock their gorgeous bohemian goddess locs, and have always been intrigued.
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Check out the video above to hear more of Elleby's hair history and see her finished locs, too.
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The Take Me Apart musician's locs are always styled impeccably: neat and cut into a razor-sharp bob.
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"There are so many women that have taken off wigs or went and got their locs," she says.
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Locs are just as gorgeous as a shiny blowout or Hollywood curls... and just as versatile as well.
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On the day of the event, Redway swept the faux locs up and decorated them with Lelet gems.
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"Something new #locks #locs," she captioned the Instagram photo, in which she's glamorously staring off into the distance.
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And watch when some white woman comes in with locs, then it's gonna be OK. That's what's crazy.
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"If you're doing this on your own locs, it'd probably take an hour to attach the adornments," Johnson says.
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One of our favorite takes on faux locs is the "goddess" style, which was created by Dr. Kari Williams.
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I've had weave — flashback to prom and my glorious high ponytail — bantu knots, faux locs, box braids, and cornrows.
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Khary Payton, who plays Ezekiel in a salt-and-pepper locs wig, is also stricken by this hairline problem.
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The style was also found in ancient Egypt: Anthropologists have discovered mummies with their hair still intact with locs.
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None other than Zoë Kravitz's latest shoot for Elle, which featured flowers and butterflies that hovered over Kravitz's locs.
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Elegant Half-UpIn 2015, Giuliana Rancic made an ignorant comment about Zendaya's locs — and Z clapped back with grace.
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They retwist their locs every three to four months to keep them looking fresh, according to Into the Gloss.
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Now, in a significant turn of events, he's proudly wearing his locs front-and-center at the 2020 Oscars.
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Last year, the Army lifted its ban on locs and twists; the Marine Corps did the same in 2015.
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Though they have existed for thousands of years, when talking about locs, many refer to the late Bob Marley – the globally renowned Jamaican musician and proud Rastafarian who was one of the first icons to have locs when he emerged in the '70s and often spoke about them in relation to his identity.
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But their main dispute is over the HR manager's reason for banning locs — because they "tend to get messy" — which hinges on a racial stereotype that intentionally harms black workers: Locs are often the target of scorn and derision based on long-held stereotypes that natural Black hair is dirty, unprofessional, or unkempt.
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Williams previously told Refinery29 that goddess locs use various types of human hair to create a lightweight, lived-in finish.
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He still wants locs when he's old 🤷🏿♀️😂 he wanted them down to his feet but nah, just nah.
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Michonne is iconic: the almost-samurai with the locs swinging as she slices and dices her way through a dystopia.
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This Is How We're Wearing It Now The Very Best Vegan Skincare, Haircare & Makeup What Locs Mean To These Women
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Loved when you had locs for that where have you been performance on American idol but these are even better!!
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Whatever your opinion is on his music or personal life, you have to admit that the guy's got gorgeous locs.
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He'll start off modestly, with his locs stuffed into a brimmed hat or underneath the hood of a designer sweatshirt.
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Over the years, there has been plenty of speculation over the evolution of Trump's locs and it continued through 22015.
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During the interview, Jones wore her hair in short, natural locs and was dressed in a business suit and pumps.
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Which is why I buttoned my lips and let Mari follow through on her decision to comb out her locs.
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For decades, certain hair styles, such as braids, locs, and afro-hair, were considered to be "unprofessional" in corporate environments.
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The first time the father of my children verbally accosted me, I had suggested locs for our then-unborn daughter.
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After all, if service members can do their jobs while wearing locs, surely the rest of us can, as well.
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If you're tired of letting down your hair, it's the perfect way to tie up your long, luscious locks (or locs).
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The stars ahead are wearing their curls, coils, locs, and protective styles that look gorgeous, and serve an even greater cause.
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Even though they're gloriously steeped with cultural significance, locs still have a negative connotation that's hard to break in some circles.
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And at the 2018 Met Gala, stars like Jourdan Dunn and Sasha Lane rewrote that narrative, wearing their locs with pride.
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When a big designer puts a bunch of yarn locs on like, 50 white models for a runway show, that's disrespectful.
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Read: Every single look slays, whether it's blonde or brunette, bangs or a bowl cut, locs or a short pixie cut.
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Claudia, who reigns over the club like a queen with a head of locs as her crown, immediately caught my attention.
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She had unexpectedly started a small business and became the go-to girl on campus for braids, faux locs and twists.
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And then the perception is just wrong, too, because there is still a perception that locs aren't clean and they're unkempt.
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Mint greens, muted lavenders, and cotton-candy pinks were present in various looks from bejeweled braids, buzzcuts, box braids, and faux locs.
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A couple of red carpets ago, there was a certain TV host who made an ill-timed joke about Zendaya's faux locs.
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Traditional faux locs, on the other hand, are created with synthetic hair, are heavier, and have a shiny, silkier look, she adds.
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In The Handmaid's Tale, Brewer trades in Tricia's blonde locs for Janine's red hair — hence why you may not have recognized her.
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A pixie, a mullet, locs, choppy bangs, all-natural — the star has done it all, and pulled each one off with aplomb.
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Wrapped Side PonytailLogan Browning wore her two-toned faux locs to one side, and cleverly wrapped her elastic with a few strands.
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This year, there was no shortage of popping twist-outs, fluffy 'fros, bright wigs, perfectly blended sew-ins, gorgeous locs, and intricate braids.
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QUIÑ "Remind Me" QUIÑ will shuffle you off to dreamland with her soft-focus song, full of flowered prairie dreses and blonde locs.
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Hopefully, by educating ourselves and talking about locs more openly, we can help erase the stigma for those who choose to wear them.
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Naturally, that creates the space for every hairstyle imaginable, from Afro puffs, twists, and buzzcuts, to box braids, cornrows, and waist-length locs.
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It was Rihanna who requested to wear locs in the film, and who else would do them other than her longtime hairstylist, Yusef Williams?
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Culturally, when you grow your locs, you're not meant to bleach or dye it, and if you do, people think it's Westernizing your hair.
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And now, the actress finally has a crown befitting her royal status, swapping out her usual blunt bob for a head full of locs.
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Killmonger (played by Michael B. Jordan) wore his short locs and side fade in a number of ways, including a ponytail and in braids.
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Black folks use du-rags to keep our braids and locs fresh, and also to keep our fades, waves, and low-cuts in place.
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And, in the Old Testament, some interpretations say that Samson is mentioned as having locs and, when Delilah cuts them, loses his unsurpassed strength.
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Naturally, we spotted a ton of color-spiked plaits and locs, plus watercolor shades of pink, purple, and blue misted into waves and curls.
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Even though it's 2019, there are still plenty of cultural stereotypes surrounding locs — including the lie that they aren't glamorous enough for special events.
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Since chopping off his trademark Jean-Michel Basquiat-inspired freeform locs in 2016, the Weeknd hasn't really veered away from his tapered Afro haircut.
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"I have worn locs my entire time in office, and I can assure you my colleagues do not question my ability or professionalism," Sen.
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Just one week earlier, a 6-year-old black boy in Florida was barred from school because of his locs, also known as dreadlocks.
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The bill specifically addresses "headwraps, braids, locs, and cornrows," styles generally worn by black students, as well as religious headwear such as hijabs and yarmulkes.
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Before signing with Parkwood, Chloe and Halle were scrutinized for their hair and accessories, especially their locs, which they felt hindered them from booking gigs.
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"I made sure that I did everything [so that I could] oppose them when I got the reason why [they weren't allowing locs]," she says.
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With a dress code of "royal attire," the cast and fans showed up — and showed out — with their 'fros tall, edges laid, and locs flowing.
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Remember when Viola Davis went without a wig for the first time or when Zendaya wore faux locs to start a conversation about natural hair?
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Specifically, it bans workplaces and public schools from enforcing dress codes and grooming policies that prohibit natural Black hair, including afros, braids, twists, and locs.
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Goddess locs refer to a style in which real hair is wrapped with synthetic (or sometimes human) hair to create the same effect as dreads.
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Arnold was given an in-school suspension over his dreadlocks and was told he couldn&apost participate in graduation unless he cut the locs short.
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In May, the US Navy finally lifted its ban on a number of hairstyles often worn by black women, such as locs and French braids.
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So on May 16, 2014, Johnson chopped off her locs and went back to class that next day, with her head lighter, but her heart heavier.
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As you can probably expect, 30,000 attendees showed up and showed out with coils, twists, locs, braids, and more that celebrate the beauty of natural hair.
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The decision of Rastafarians to wear locs also stemmed from the desire to provoke society, by going against the norm and sending a message of difference.
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Black women serving in the United States Army are celebrating the lift of a ban that previously forbid braids, twists and locs as an appropriate hairstyle.
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Ahead, watch a tutorial on how to get your own faux locs...and check out all of the other options available, if you're about that #loclife.
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The lawyers note: Locs are often the target of scorn and derision based on long-held stereotypes that natural Black hair is dirty, unprofessional, or unkempt.
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It's been less than a month since DeAndre Arnold, a Texas high school student, was banned from his prom and graduation unless he cut his locs.
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My eyes darted in every direction — at styles I had never seen, at women adorned in Ankara print dresses, at teeny-weeny Afros and goddess locs.
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As for Kelela, we'll probably be seeing even more shapes and colors attached to her own locs, something I'd gladly spend a day (or two) gazing at.
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In other parts of the country, dress codes ban black students from wearing hair extensions, certain hairstyles like locs and braids, or even their naturally textured hair.
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In OWN's Queen Sugar, for example, Rutina Wesley, who plays Nova Bordelon, rocks a head of faux locs, styled in beautiful, intricate, and authentic styles every episode.
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Upon closer look, we can't help but note the similarities between Nyong'o's new look and one of the most popular styles in the movie – Erik Killmonger's locs.
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Many protective styles, like locs and box braids, as well as practical styles you'd think would be desirable while in the field, like ponytails and French braids.
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And in just two months, on July 12, the U.S. Navy announced its new hair rules, which included the approval of locs, ponytails, styled buns, and braids.
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Online, the photos of Hazelgrove were compared to viral images of a New Jersey high school wrestler having his locs cut off during a match in 2018.
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The worker, only identified by the name on her badge, Antoinette, said that she'd recently worn her locs in the style, and her supervisor did not complain.
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Hair prep is also essential — have a trim a month before the wedding for fresh locs and start deep conditioning your hair about two months before the event.
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She moisturized her hair a tiny bit for shine, but didn't want the locs to be too slick or she'd risk the gems flying all over the place.
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While the natural hair movement is thriving both online and off, few are talking about locs specifically and the profound relationship that women and men have with them.
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Regarding the color, Good has worn black and dark brown locs many times over the years, so they chose to go blonde simply because it highlights her complexion.
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It was a black teenager having his locs cut by a white woman in a gymnasium full of people, mere seconds before his wrestling match was to begin.
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If you asked me back then why I did it, I would have said I was "just over my locs" and wanted a fresh start — which was true.
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So it was no surprise that she had taken on the arduous task of combing out the just-past-shoulder-length locs she'd been growing since age 10.
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That includes supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid who both kept a strand or two of the faux locs woven into their buns for the rest of the day.
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Your stylist can also integrate loose, wavy hair throughout your locs using the waterfall method, which requires pulling pieces of wavy hair out of each loc as you go.
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From Bantu knots to faux locs, check out all the ways to break out of your protective-style rut — and get the most bang for your buck from crochet.
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The tiny decorations, usually sold in a pack of 12 for $1 at local beauty supply stores, were the easiest accessories to clip on to box braids or locs.
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In the years since, the Canadian pop star has bleached it, buzzed it, and, in one especially controversial move, had groomer Florida twist his long blonde ends into locs.
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While it's hard to nail down any kind of exact timeline, we talked to several hairstylists and experts in an attempt to give locs some kind of linear evolution.
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When the late singer came on the scene in the '70s, many began to associate locs with all things Marley, which included reggae music, Jamaica, and the Rastafarian culture.
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But if it is real, it does beg the question: Like the fabled tree in the forest, if The Weeknd cuts off his locs, is he still The Weeknd?
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The Vogue Paris cover girl perfectly coordinated her new do with her ensemble matching the white, pink and purple locs to her oversized sweatshirt and rose-tinted Sunday Somewhere sunnies.
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My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough.
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When the mother of the bride stepped out of the vehicle, she was immaculately dressed in a mint green dress and jacket, her locs perfectly topped with a matching hat.
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We come in so many different shades, our hair textures are different, locs, natural hair or you know straight weave, whatever it is, there's so much diversity in our diversity.
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As part of the plan, all swaps were eliminated in 2012 and variable-rate debt backed by LOCs has gradually been replaced by direct-purchase bank bonds with staggered terms.
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Half-Up BunTwist your locs into a half-up bun and leave a few pieces out in the back and front to create a goddess-like style like Teyana Taylor's.
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So irritated seeing these white folks call Andrew Johnson a "team player" for having to cut his locs off at the whim of a racist referee and an uninformed coach.
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When Rihanna debuted butt-length faux locs in the fall of 2016, most of us assumed it was just another case of the star experimenting with her ever-evolving beauty look.
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Both sisters clearly were crazy about the look, but the Internet continued to criticize the designer for the cultural appropriation that appeared to come with putting (mostly white) models in locs.
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The point is, while the red-carpet beauty looks — like Logan Browning's faux locs and Amandla Stenberg's rainbow braid — are still worth saving and pinning, they're attainable at the same time.
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The Michonne of Robert Kirkman's comic books turned up in Issue 19 (with an instant classic of a cover) with medium-length locs that changed length and style over the years.
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We've already seen how Lupita Nyong'o has transformed the bob, but some people still want their long, flowing braids, twists, and faux locs for the summer — and we can't blame 'em.
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Which isn't wrong — the locs phenomenon emerged from Jamaica before spreading to the U.S. And, for the Rastas there, the style was more a way of life than for vanity purposes.
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He originally cut off his locs for his role in the film Life in a Year, which he saved to later carry as a clutch accessory to the 2017 Met Gala.
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Since arriving on the scene at just 14 years old with sweeping, heartthrob-worthy bangs, Bieber has cut them off, bleached them, buzzed them, and even controversially twisted them into locs.
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But Jones's lawyers main dispute is over the HR manager's reason for banning locs — because they "tend to get messy" — which hinges on a racial stereotype that intentionally harms black workers.
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Johnson, who joined the army in 2001 and began locking in 2003, insists that her hip-length locs were always neat, something that countered the military's regulation on "matted and unkempt" strands.
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For example, black women are increasingly choosing to wear their natural hair, often in the form of braids, twists, and locs, but that doesn't mean the military's rules have automatically kept up.
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Early Redemption Protections: Upon a commitment termination event (CTE), the noteholders will be made whole with the remaining amounts not invested to purchase RPIs, and with the protection letters of credit (LoCs).
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After wearing long waves throughout her pregnancy, the star debuted waist-length faux locs on Instagram, just like the ones she sported after giving birth to her son Future back in 2014.
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The idea that braids, locs, and afro-hair are "unprofessional" is so engrained into corporate culture that the CROWN Act — which protects people from discrimination based on hairstyles — was introduced in 2019.
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"He comes from Oakland, he wears his high fade with locs on the top, and he plays football so he has an athletic build, but he is a gentle spirit," she said.
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What I uncovered was everything from a stylist making art out of undercuts, an Atkin-trained braid guru, and the mastermind behind some of the most creatively styled locs in the business today.
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There is a moment in the just-released Ocean's 8 when Rihanna descends the stairs of the fictional Met Gala in a form-fitting red dress, faux locs hanging down to her waist.
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Her decision to unapologetically rock her locs, a natural hairstyle that Black women have been routinely subjected to discrimination for wearing, was a bold statement of self-acceptance and reverence for her culture.
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It's wonderful to see that more and more women are embracing the wondrous textures of their hair and celebrating its versatility with bodacious 'fros, beautiful braids, hair threading, tempting twists and luxurious locs.
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When Petty Officer 1st Class Jacqualynn Leak couldn't stand to wear her wig over her locs in the heat any longer, she set out to change the Navy hair regulations that required it.
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Dreadlocks, dreads, locks, locs — whatever your term of choice for them may be — are essentially sections of hair that haven't been combed, brushed, or handled at all, according to celebrity hairstylist Lavette Slater.
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Tessa Thompson's box braids, Lena Waithe's locs, and the other naturally-textured and protective hairstyles at the MTV Movie & TV Awards weren't just killer looks — they were a declaration of regality and pride.
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We're going to go ahead and assume her new locs are faux, as they unravel into mini curls rather than knot up — but it's a unique take on the style that we're loving.
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More recently, state officials in New Jersey opened a civil rights investigation into the case of a black high school wrestler who was told by a referee that his locs violated competition rules.
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After she graduated from Columbia Law School and studied at the London School of Economics, she came back to the firm with less of a compulsion to conform and decided to get locs.
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London says that it'll take at least six months for the locs to mesh unto the braids that she installed on Johnson's hair, but we have a feeling that it's well worth the wait.
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Among the most headline-making to date: When The Weeknd chopped his locs, Taylor Swift's evolution from girl-next-door to city-slicker, and all the times a Kardashian or Jenner has gone blonde.
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Crushers Club countered by sharing a video showing one of the boys photographed having his hair cut, a young man named Kobe, defending Hazelgrove and explaining that he asked her to remove his locs.
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Now, Rih is using her star power to show worldwide audiences that locs are appropriate for work, glamorous enough for the Met Gala, and cool enough to land a leading role in a summer blockbuster.
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A 2016 video from by Natalie Parrott smartly questions whether abusing random white people for wearing dreadlocks will ultimately make it acceptable for Black people to wear locs and other natural hairstyles in professional environments.
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The '80s and '90s were something of a golden era of locs, with all races and genders donning the style — Lauryn Hill, Ani DiFranco, Boy George, and Lenny Kravitz being just a few of them.
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Instead, natural curls and kinks, royal blue lipstick, and locs are popping up on the feeds of our friends in Europe — and the women who possess them have a strong sense of inner-beauty, too.
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When the singer Ciara's faux locs are criticized, but the same hairstyle is received as edgy and inventive when one of the Kardashians sports it, what message is being sent to young girls of color?
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A black teen in Texas who was given an in-school suspension over his long dreadlocks was told he wouldn&apost be able to walk in his graduation ceremony unless his locs were cut short.
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Unlike the pop star, however, Henson chose to keep her locs slightly shorter, only coming down to her ribcage instead of her waist, with blonde pieces mixed throughout as well as a smattering of metal beads.
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Andrews was able to give Leak all the insight she needed to go forward with her case and inspired Leak to reach out to multiple locticians — specialists in locs and maintaining them — to get their perspective.
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While more and more celebrities have adopted locs in their faux form today, the style itself still has a dated stigma and skewed associations surrounding it — as we've seen with the Giuliana Rancic and Zendaya controversy.
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"I think the natural hair movement has basically taken [locs] up a notch and inspired people to look at other [natural] hairstyles, and it's returned us back to something that's been around," says hairstylist Kim Kimble.
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Ciara's gorgeous faux locs aren't the only must-have hairstyle Dr. Williams is responsible for: She's also worked with celebrities like Brandy, Tyra Banks, Keri Hilson, Meagan Good, and Willow Smith, just to name a few.
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To Stefano Gabbana's credit, his personal, unfiltered Instagram contains the kind of racial, regional, and age diversity that many brands pay professional outreach teams to help them recreate, showing women in abayas, bikinis, locs, and wrinkles.
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But for my daughter, being one of only two girls in the school with locs was an epic disaster, worthy of teary wall-slides, pronouncements that she looked "like a boy," and a lot of begging.
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Norma Musasiwa, a close friend and member of her campaign team, told BuzzFeed News that Mahere learned to improve her Shona and swapped out her pricey weave for natural locs in order to connect with her constituency.
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While the history itself is fascinating and worth a read, in light of recent pop culture events, we also think a quick refresher on all things locs is important to help clear up misconceptions and negative connotations.
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" So, although women are free to wear locs with their uniform, each one must also be in "uniform dimension; have a diameter no greater than a half-inch; and present a neat, professional and well-groomed appearance.
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Black women in particular have faced economic consequences for wearing their hair in natural styles, most famously Chastity Jones, an Alabama woman who in 2010 had a job offer rescinded for refusing to cut off her locs.
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Other black people in the city have complained of being fired for wearing their natural hair down or being told that their locs were unacceptable or unclean and being forced to alter their hairstyle or lose their job.
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Recorders on, the large group of editors gathered around artistic hairstylist Guido and Jena, the Florida woman (white) who had hand-dyed the 12,500 pieces of wool locs being woven into the models' hair, to get the scoop.
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They were the popular girls in my classes, taking senior leadership positions; repping their beautiful Afros, twists, and locs on the Yard; and getting all the attention I felt like I wouldn't if I wore my natural hair.
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It's especially problematic given that Bieber's locs (and Miley Cyrus', while we're on the subject) are being touted as hip and trendy, while stars like Zendaya have faced ignorant remarks and criticism for wearing the exact same style.
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At the University of Utah, a newsletter put out by the Student Affairs Diversity Council, tells students to avoid Halloween costumes if it is labeled "tribal" or "traditional," or if it includes dreads, locs, afros, cornrows or a headdress.
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Now, these styles are showing up in high fashion arenas where cornrows were once considered taboo — a milestone in a world where many women still can't wear their twists, locs, or braids to work or school without being harassed.
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Kena, a butch, short-haired woman, is transfixed by the playful, regal Ziki and her long, bright pink yarn locs, blue and pink manicure and the inviting roll of her shoulder as she practices dance moves with her friends.
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The other issue is that we have a long history in our country of shaming Black men and women for their locs: from the military, which has restrictions on how those serving must wear their "entwined" hairstyles, to the media.
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Too often, fashion designers draw inspiration from Black hairstyles but, instead of hiring models of color, or properly crediting the styles' history, they slap locs and cornrows on white models and dub them trendy (cue the cries of cultural appropriation).
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But he said the man — who will remain nameless, as the accusations are unverified — always responded quickly to Johnny's messages and always had seemingly legitimate excuses for the locs not being done, so he didn't think all that much of it.
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" And as everyone knows, one selfie just isn't enough when you're rocking a new hair do, so naturally she followed it up with a second… … and a third, where she's fully feeling the look, captioning it, "Whip them #locs girl.
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Within weeks of her pronouncement, she was on her locking journey, and within months of that, she was taking great pride in putting sparkly barrettes in her hair to accentuate her newly forming locs and admiring herself in the mirror.
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Though it's not the first time RiRi rocked locs, it appears that — given the caption "buffalo $oldier," which pays tribute to Bob Marley's song of the same name about the Civil War soldiers — the style holds some personal significance to the star.
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COMPLETION OF A MAJOR DEBT RESTRUCTURING PLAN: With the current transaction, AHS is completing their major debt restructuring plan initiated in 2012, which was intended to reduce dependence on letters of credit (LOCs), eliminate swap exposure and pay off high coupon debt.
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A Twitter user named Resist Programming quickly unearthed numerous controversial tweets from the account, including two 2016 posts that showed photos of the group's founder, a white woman named Sally Hazelgrove, cutting the locs of two different boys involved in the organization.
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Now, leaning back in our corner booth in a black turtleneck beneath mustard dungarees with her faux locs intertwined in a half ponytail, she's scanning the menu before she's off to rehearsals, then a week of promo in both the UK and Europe.
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The '90s also saw actresses like Golden Globe winner Regina King in box braids in Boyz n the Hood, Lisa Bonet in locs in Enemy of the State, and Rachel True in her natural curls in films like The Craft and Nowhere.
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Ties She was rushing past me into the bathroom, a whir of caramel skin and blue jeans and reddish-brown locs flying behind her, when I noticed the patch of uneven Afro stretching across at least a third of the back of her head.
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He then prepped with his Mist Nourishing Water and Scalp Nourish~Ment Braids and Locs Spray to protect from heat damage before smoothing her hair with a flat iron — leaving the natural texture of her roots intact — and using his hands to mold it into shape.
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Inspired by her paternal grandmother and a few dear friends and their daughters, Mari decided that, like them, she wanted her hair styled into locs, a process in which hair is divided into small sections and left uncombed until it mats and coils and grows into itself.
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It's been nearly 10 years (!) since a young Justin rocked that haircut, having since traded it in for memorable iterations like 2011's long-on-top chop (aka the Meet Me at McDonalds), a bleached nu-wave cut, an Eminem-inspired look, and even a set of questionable locs.
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So enamored of the image and idea of the emotionless, melanin-rich samurai with locs, her interiority becomes a nonfactor; the bad wig becomes the symptom of a greater malady, in which the political, visual weight of a black character is overemphasized while their humanity is under-considered.
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Her crush prompts her to engage in increasingly unhinged behavior as the prospect of spending the rest of her life with her woke-before-woke-existed fiancé, Khalil — whose locs "have long since passed the Basquiat stage but have not quite arrived at Marley" — fills her with unnameable dread.
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The only thing that moved me more than their goosebump-raising vocals in that gorgeous church was watching Markle's Black mother look on emotionally with pride — while rocking locs and a nose ring, a look I also know has never made its way into a space like St. George's Chapel.
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The negative impact on repeatedly seeing characters that look nothing like you as a child takes a certain toll, so to see Whitney, Brandy and Whoopi—rocking their curls, braids and locs—and a whole world within the television that accurately reflected the diversity of communities tuned in felt revolutionary.
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In the six years since, that wig deteriorated at a rate of knots, stagnating in length (locs, being hair, tend to grow), and getting increasingly and randomly sun bleached and progressively threadbare, until it exposed an alarmingly patchy scalp landscape, seemingly held together by prayer and a selection of oddly placed headbands.
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From a body positive doll with seemingly larger proportions than Curvy Barbie named Lammily, to Lego's recent addition of a minifigure in a wheelchair, to the excitement around a one-off Barbie modeled after Zendaya's famous locs look, consumers are pushing toy suppliers to diversify in the truest sense of the word.
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It's a situation many real-life black women are familiar with — used to being designated the workhorse for the movement for large-scale societal change, tasked with thinking of others before themselves, never offered the option in the collective mainstream mind that their decision might be rooted in self (a self for whom locs are more than a shorthand to designate blackness, where care manifests as a tended hairstyle).
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Total: $583 Miscellaneous pre-vacation spending: Clothes- A swimsuit for me and swim trunks for husband at Old Navy: $573 - Two coverups, jean shorts, and Jungalow bag at Target: $563- Shorts and a sarong at H&M: $553- Shorts, pants, a crop top, and a shirt at JCPenney: $543 - A fanny pack from Puma: $533- Earrings from Target: $523- A dress and a jumpsuit from Prettylittlething: $513 Baby items - bags for milk: $503- microsteam bags: $2200- Babyganics wipes : $2220 Other- Toiletries: $221 - Alka Seltzer - $2246.20- Hair (faux locs) my sister puts them in for me: $2299.34 - Nail polish: $222 Day care: $99.34 a week.
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