It's Natural to Go Natural

Many African Americans females at UNC are going natural. Everywhere you look you see black females rocking there "tiny weenie afro", their Bantu knots, or their temporary weaves that broadcasts their "new growth" of culture. Many people of are probably wondering what going natural actually is. Going natural is when one- particularly an African American woman - goes without getting relaxers and they cut the relaxed hair off.

Many African American females go natural for two main reasons: it is healthier for their hair and it gets allows them to relate with their culture. Hair is an important historical feature for African Americans; in the past it determined your status. Many people believed that "good hair" was defined as wavy or straight. As a result many individuals, one including Madam CJ Walker, invented and revolutionized hair care products that unraveled the tight curls of African American hair and conformed to society.

Hair straightening has been said to arise from an aspiration to conform to the Eurocentric perception of beauty. Some people even suggest that the concept of "good hair" orginated from multi-racial slaves who possesed wavy or straight hair due to sexual intercourse with white people. Today, African Americans are going natural all over the United States. They are embracing their culture and their past. Nowadays, it's natural to go natural!