Afro
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It was also great for Johnson Products: Sales of Afro Sheen soared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was because Roy Ayers — the bearded man with an Afro on the album cover — was my biological father.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
It's a term typically used to describe several Afro hairstyles, including braids, locs and wigs, that reduce how much your hair is exposed to the elements and cut back on constant styling.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
The young millennial rocked different hairstyles and loved switching it up: a curly Afro one week, two-strand twists the next, micro plaited braids and a range of cornrow designs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
This Vante guy’s around my age, a little taller, with a big Afro puff and the faint signs of a mustache.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
That meant little to us as teens wearing big ties and platform shoes, listening to rock and roll while even white guys sported Afros and we all began dancing to disco.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025
This was the mid-’70s, the apex of outlandish sideburns, ABA Afros and glittering Cadillacs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
They continued jumping, their box braids and Afros bouncing to the beat as they filmed on their phones.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
From Afros and cornrows to wigs and hair extensions, Black hair can be more than just style statements.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
Some wore gold-beaded wraps atop their heads; others had hair coiffed into short Afros, Bantu knots, twists, and dreadlocks.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
