A Different Texture
BY: Kaleria Jackson
Hair is a discussion, but to be more specific, black hair is a discussion. It’s an argument, and it’s a lifestyle. It is the story that is never ending and changes over time. Hair in the black community can connect the most unlikely of people together. Our hair binds us together, whether we know it or not. It’s almost like a fingerprint--we all have one, but one person’s hair is not the same as the next person’s hair.
Black hair varies from curls to zig zags. Every curl pattern is different, but there is a chart that tries to breakdown the most typical types of curls and put them into sections. Each hair type requires a different hair treatment to go along with it. Even then, that treatment may not work for your hair.
Let’s go even further to the t...