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In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

And just all the diversity just everywhere — like you see bald heads, you see weaves, you see, you know, big afros, you see everything, you know, even Gigi's Sisterlocks.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2023

So have companies like UPS, allowing employees to wear braids, afros and other natural hair styles.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2022

Lost Ark also correctly understands that there are more kinds of ethnic hairstyles than dreadlocks and afros; however, it doesn’t have more than a couple styles for kinky-haired people like me.

From The Verge • Feb. 18, 2022

I got my hair from Mom’s side of the family, thankfully, because both Strong men had identical bald spots peeking through their short afros.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia