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1950's Hairstyles *Black Women*
The main style for African Americans in the 1950's was a variation of the Pin curl. -
1960's Hairstyles *Black Women*
African American women wear their hair in the Afro of the 1960s, relaxed like the 1950s, in traditional braids, in cornrows under weaves and wigs, or in intricate up-dos. -
1970's Hairstyles *Black Women*
One of the most defining hairstyles of the 1970s was Usually best with medium-long hair, this feathered style involved brushing hair back and outward at the sides. Similar styles were all about volume, with bouncy curls, blowouts with curtain bangs, and flipped bobs. -
1980's Hairstyles *Black Women*
New hairstyles like Jheri curls and asymmetric bobs became popularized. -
1990's Hairstyles *Black Women*
Asymmetric bobs became popularized. -
2000's Hairstyles *Black Women*
African-American culture has increasingly embraced natural hair through the natural hair movement. It includes people with afro-textured hair who resist the images used to represent them and abstain from the use of chemical hair products in favor of products that will promote healthy natural hair. -
2010's Hairstyles *Black Women*
Hairstyles in women of African descent include thermally straightened hair, afros, locks, braids, weaves, and twists. Thermally straightened hair is hair straightened with the use of heat, such as blow drying, flat ironing and pressing the hair with a pressing comb (hot comb). -
2020's Hairstyles *Black Women*
Popular African-American Hairstyles in pop-culture include:
Afros.
Cornrows.
Bantu knots.
Box braids.
Dreadlocks.
Twists.
Waves. -
2023's Hairstyles *Black Women*
Cool Black Hairstyles for Every Length and Texture
Short Coral Shag
Curly High Bun Hairstyle
Black Mohawk Hairstyle with a Super-Full Pony
Tightly Braided Lob
Heart-Themed Feed-In Braiding
African American Hair with Boho Vibes
Brown and Blonde Braids and Curls
Short Finger Coils with Side Box Braiding