Do a Google image search for “dreadlocks” and the entire first row of images is of white toward a conscious effort in the black community to stop using a term that I feel is very anti-black to describe a hairstyle that has such a positive and Braids have been a form of beautification for many generations, long before pop culture caught on. Chicago native Shani Crowe, the queen of braids, created beautiful braid hairstyles and took portraits of them in honor of traditional black hairstyles. Braids have been a form of beautification for many generations, long before pop culture caught on. Chicago native Shani Crowe, the queen of braids, created beautiful braid hairstyles and took portraits of them in honor of traditional black hairstyles. .
Gallery of pictures of braided hairstyles for black children:
