Can we start a thread of famous black women with natural hair?
I’m having a hard time finding them and actually getting pretty unnerved by this. Feeling invalidated by this lack of representation.
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First that comes to mind. Queen Solange
Willow
Viola Davis
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Lisa Bonet
Lovie Simone
Angela Davis
She’s been riding this wave lately so she gets an honorable mention...
Taraji P. Henson
Kerry Washington, honorable mention
Alicia Keys
Yara Shahidi
The founding mother...
India Arie
Jill Scott
Amara La Negra
One who y’all may not know but who I absolutely adore
Lisa Kainde Diaz of
@IbeyiOfficial
Danai Gurira
Zazie Beetz
Of course, Stacy Abrams!
Can anyone think of more natural politicians?
Ayanna Pressley
Ava DuVernay
Ledisi
Erykah Badu
Tomi Adeyemi
Nnedi Okorafor
Octavia Butler
RIP
Lauryn Hill
Niambi and Thandiwe of
@oshuniverse
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (Mom in That’s so Raven)
Issa Rae
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