Afro
noun
A thick hairstyle that is round like a ball, typically worn by people with thick, curly hair, often black people.
She styled her hair into an afro.
Often appears as...
- curly afro
- short afro
adjective
Connected with the customs and culture of people in Africa or with black people in other countries.
Her style is distinctly Afro-Caribbean.
Often appears as...
- afro-american
- afro-caribbean
noun
A thick hairstyle that is round like a ball, typically worn by people with thick, curly hair, often black people.
She styled her hair into an afro.
Often appears as...
- curly afro
- short afro
adjective
Connected with the customs and culture of people in Africa or with black people in other countries.
Her style is distinctly Afro-Caribbean.
Often appears as...
- afro-american
- afro-caribbean
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
The afro is a symbol of ethnic identity and heritage, particularly among the African diaspora.
His afro represents pride in his African roots.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Grew in popularity during the civil rights movement as a statement of racial pride.
Afros became iconic in the 1960s and 70s.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Versatility
Afros can be styled in various sizes and shapes; it's not a 'one-size-fits-all' hairstyle.
She often decorates her afro with colorful beads.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
The afro is a symbol of ethnic identity and heritage, particularly among the African diaspora.
His afro represents pride in his African roots.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Grew in popularity during the civil rights movement as a statement of racial pride.
Afros became iconic in the 1960s and 70s.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Versatility
Afros can be styled in various sizes and shapes; it's not a 'one-size-fits-all' hairstyle.
She often decorates her afro with colorful beads.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
The afro is a symbol of ethnic identity and heritage, particularly among the African diaspora.
His afro represents pride in his African roots.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Grew in popularity during the civil rights movement as a statement of racial pride.
Afros became iconic in the 1960s and 70s.
Pro Tip 3/3Style Versatility
Afros can be styled in various sizes and shapes; it's not a 'one-size-fits-all' hairstyle.
She often decorates her afro with colorful beads.
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Video examples
John Hunter: Teaching...
kept my long beard and my afro and my platform shoes -- at the time it was the '70s -- and I walked in, and I sat down and had an interview. And I guess they were hard up for teachers because the supervisor, her name was Anna Aro, said I had the job teaching gifted children.
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Tracking Plastic Sea to...
we're not an issue what would you be doing and I opened my mouth and my life fell out I said oh I probably started a website to reconnect african-americans to the outdoors and outdoor afro was born and it was born at my kitchen table
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Combatting the decline...
traditional herbs and techniques that are ancestresses used to naturally afro hair somehow we've been persuaded that our culture is primitive and barbaric we are quickly losing the enriching
Video examples
John Hunter: Teaching...
kept my long beard and my afro and my platform shoes -- at the time it was the '70s -- and I walked in, and I sat down and had an interview. And I guess they were hard up for teachers because the supervisor, her name was Anna Aro, said I had the job teaching gifted children.
Video examples
Tracking Plastic Sea to...
we're not an issue what would you be doing and I opened my mouth and my life fell out I said oh I probably started a website to reconnect african-americans to the outdoors and outdoor afro was born and it was born at my kitchen table
Video examples
Combatting the decline...
traditional herbs and techniques that are ancestresses used to naturally afro hair somehow we've been persuaded that our culture is primitive and barbaric we are quickly losing the enriching
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Lolly Adefope
When I was in Year 10 I saw a girl on 'X Factor' with a really great, huge afro, so I went to the hairdresser's to get a weave and achieve the same look. She somehow convinced me to get colored extensions that were way too short, so I ended up looking like 'Annie.
Quote examples
Sophie Okonedo
British Actress
As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own hair that I have day to day is a fuzzy afro. And that's who I am.
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Tim Meadows
American Comedian
I had the afro when I was in high school. I had the flattop during a short period in the early '90s. And I've had different variations of dreadlocks. I'll admit to those!
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Edward Enninful
British Designer
When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on to ripped Levi's jeans, white T-shirts, and cowboy boots.
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A'Lelia Bundles
American Journalist
There are schools that have rules against afro puffs. They say it's distracting. But nobody is saying that about a little girl who has ponytails.
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Marc Forgione
American Chef
I've had every haircut you could possibly imagine: mullet, tail, dreadlocks, afro, crew cut. It's always been an expression of who I am.
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Grace Jones
Model
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
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Brittany Howard
American Musician
I once had this massacred afro in third grade. Parts were bigger than others. It was just terrible.
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Cynthia Bailey
American Model
When I rock my signature afro look, I feel like I'm channeling my inner '70s Cynthia.
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Herm Edwards
American Coach
I used to tell people I was 6-foot-4. And with that afro, I was.
Quote examples
Lolly Adefope
When I was in Year 10 I saw a girl on 'X Factor' with a really great, huge afro, so I went to the hairdresser's to get a weave and achieve the same look. She somehow convinced me to get colored extensions that were way too short, so I ended up looking like 'Annie.
Quote examples
Sophie Okonedo
British Actress
As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own hair that I have day to day is a fuzzy afro. And that's who I am.
Quote examples
Tim Meadows
American Comedian
I had the afro when I was in high school. I had the flattop during a short period in the early '90s. And I've had different variations of dreadlocks. I'll admit to those!
Quote examples
Edward Enninful
British Designer
When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on to ripped Levi's jeans, white T-shirts, and cowboy boots.
Quote examples
A'Lelia Bundles
American Journalist
There are schools that have rules against afro puffs. They say it's distracting. But nobody is saying that about a little girl who has ponytails.
Quote examples
Marc Forgione
American Chef
I've had every haircut you could possibly imagine: mullet, tail, dreadlocks, afro, crew cut. It's always been an expression of who I am.
Quote examples
Grace Jones
Model
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
Quote examples
Brittany Howard
American Musician
I once had this massacred afro in third grade. Parts were bigger than others. It was just terrible.
Quote examples
Cynthia Bailey
American Model
When I rock my signature afro look, I feel like I'm channeling my inner '70s Cynthia.
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Herm Edwards
American Coach
I used to tell people I was 6-foot-4. And with that afro, I was.
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