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In her role as director of African American Student Services at The University of New Mexico, Brandi Stone has many conversations with students about their personal, academic, educational, and social development throughout their college years. Among the conversations are the ramifications of having Black hair styles.
Perhaps no other ethnic group has hair so imbued with cultural and historical legacies. In addition, there are practical aspects to caring for and styling Black hair. Thus, Black women and men alike style their hair in locs, twists, braids, or natural styles to accommodate both the cultural and practical. But these styles have met resistance from schools and businesses.