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Posted: 11 May 2014 10:28 AM PDT

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Nowadays, black women have some of the best hairstyles in the world. You will notice this in some of the most celebrated artists of our time such as Rihanna, Beyonce, and many more. The reason is that most of these popular artists have sported various hairstyles which are really trendsetting around the globe. Likewise, these famous artists have pushed hairstyling to the hilt by trying and popularizing trendy hairstyles. Yet, it is not my intention here to praise these popular artists; what I want to point out is the obvious fact that whatever your skin color or genetically endowed hair, there is no limit to the creativity and artistry which you can achieve with your hair. What I mean is that you can recreate, adorn, color, tinge, and enhance your hair whichever ways you like as long as it amplifies and increase your appeal and charm. Whether you are black, white, yellow, brown, or of whatever skin color, you can make and fashion your hair to whatever style you want.

In this article, some of the best hairstyles for black women are showcased for you to look at and appreciate. Likewise, you can readily choose and mimic some of these carefully handpicked hairstyles as long as they are applicable and fit your personality and mood. These hairstyles are illustrative of the hairstyles of black women nowadays and these examples of hairstyles reveal the fact that black women's hairstyles nowadays know no limit. You will be amazed at the wide variety of possibility for the awesome hair textures of black women. You will also be surprised at how trendy and alluring this set of hairstyles for black women are. Indeed, the world of hairstyling nowadays have been pushing its boundaries to the hilt of its potential.

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2. Fabulous and Charming Bob Hair with Cool Strips of Light Brown, Platinum Blonde and Brown

3. Very Cool and Charming Pixie Cut with Cute Little Bangs

4. Alluring and Pretty Asymmetric Bob Hair with Nice Side-swept Bangs

8. Very Nice Pixie Cut with Side-swept Bangs

9. Cute and Charming Bob Hair with Nice Curly Strands of Hair

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10. Cute and Pretty Pixie Cut

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11. Cute and Attractive Pixie Cut with Little Spikes at the Top

12. Very Attractive and Lovely Bob Hair with Nice Flip Out Sides

13. Very Regale and Fabulous Kinky Pixie Cut

14. Funky and Exciting Pixie Cut with Little Spikes at the Top

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15. Awesome and Rebellious Pixie Cut

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16. Very Charming and Attractive Pixie Cut by Halle Berry

17. Alluring and Attractive Pixie Cut with Nice Side-swept Hair

18. Charming and Lovely Asymmetric Bob Hair

19. Cool and Awesome Curly Pixie Cut

20. Nice and Awesome Kinky Pixie Cut

21. Nice and Charming Curly Pixie Cut

22. Cool and Charming Pixie Cut with Nice Spikes at the Top

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23. Nice and Cool Bob Hair with Awesome Color

24. Very Charming and Attractive Pixie Cut with Cute Little Bangs

25. Fabulous and Gorgeous Curly Bob Hair

26. Lovely and Charming Pixie Cut with Nice Pretty Bangs

27. Cool and Attractive Skinhead Hairstyle

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28. Fantastic Fiery Pixie Cut with Amazing Top Section

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29. Artistic and Attractive Pixie Cut with Awesome Top Section

30. Very Charming and Attractive Wavy Pixie Cut

I am sure you have enjoyed browsing through this awesome list of fantastic black women's hairstyles. This list showcases the different range of possibilities for natural black women's hair. There is no holds barred with regards to new possibilities for a black woman's hair. You can readily turn it into a lovely and fantastic hairstyle of your choice. Likewise, you can fashion it into an awesome pixie hairstyle which is quite lovely and charming to behold. So what are you waiting for? I guess it's time to make your naturally endowed hair attractively stunning and fabulous using this fantastic list of black women's hairstyles as your guide.

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Petition fights Army's 'racial biased' hairstyle ban | WTVR.com

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:39 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Army's new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist.

The Army's regulations stipulate such guidance as hair "must be of uniform dimension, small in diameter (approximately ¼ inch), show no more than 1/8 (inch) of the scalp between the braids."

Dreadlocks "against the scalp or free-hanging" are banned. "Unkempt" or "matted" braids and cornrows are also considered dreadlocks and "are not authorized," according to the regulations that were updated this month.

It's that type of language, words like "unkempt" and "matted," that read to some African Americans, as code for racial bias.

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"These new changes are racially biased and the lack of regard for ethnic hair is apparent," Sgt. Jasmine Jacobs of the Georgia National Guard wrote in a White House petition she started in late March asking the Obama administration to reconsider the policy.

Currently, the petition has more than 13,000 signatures.

"We feel let down," Jacobs told the Army Times. "I think, at the end of the day, a lot of people don't understand the complexities of natural hair. A lot of people, instead of educating themselves, they think dreadlocks and they think Bob Marley, or they see women with really big Afros and they think that's the only thing we can do with our hair."

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The updates in appearance standards were crafted, in part, with the help of African-American female soldiers and are intended to clarify the professional look of soldiers, said Troy Rolan, an Army spokesman.

Previous regulations did not specifically address things such as braid widths or numbers, or the definition of twist styles.

"Many hairstyles are acceptable, as long as they are neat and conservative," Rolan said, noting the Army has banned dreadlocks since 2005.

If soldiers aren't happy, they can go through a formal process to request changes to the hairstyle regulations, the Army said.

"We encourage soldiers to make use of this process by sending recommendations and examples of hairstyles which could present professional appearances and conform to the regulation," Rolan said.

The rules' conciseness isn't the problem, say some African-American women and black studies scholars.

U.S. Army Hairstyle Ban

The problem, they say, is a perception that ethnic hair that is "natural" or not straightened with heat or chemicals is somehow unruly, unkempt and must be carefully regulated to fit within white cultural norms.

"In a broad sense, it's just another example of U.S. institutions policing black style," said Mark Anthony Neal, an African-American studies professor at Duke University. "And it's not that there aren't other examples of such policing among other racial and ethnic groups. But, given the fraught relationship between black identity and culture and what some Americans might perceive as 'normal,' it strikes a particularly dissonant chord among some blacks."

Mandating what should be done with black hair is a particularly sensitive matter.

During slavery and for generations after, hair texture, along with skin complexion, was used to classify which slaves were more valuable, given jobs in the master's house rather than the field, and — by default — deemed beautiful.

Straighter hair, lighter skin and features that looked white were considered preferred traits, African-American scholars noted.

Those values were internalized and perpetuated within the black community for years in a way that was particularly damaging to the self-esteem of black women, African American scholars said.

"The gender dynamic here is also important; hair is so tied to the idea of black womanhood and self-esteem," Neal said. "There have been many stories, for example, of the extra scrutiny black women with locs or dreads face going through airport security. The Army's ban is just another knock from the dominant society that somehow black women are out of step with the so-called status quo."

Black pride and natural hair movements have emphasized that all hair types and the rainbow of skin hues are all beautiful.

However, the Army's regulations, some natural hair advocates and African American scholars fear, might suggest to black soldiers that their tresses must be straightened or closely cropped in order to fit in and be valued.

That type of pressure is "both unfair and racially biased," said Imani Perry, an African-American studies professor at Princeton University.

"While it is reasonable for the military to expect some degree of conformity and neatness in hairstyles, those expectations ought to take into account the variety of natural hair textures people have," Perry said. "For many African-American women who have tightly curled, coily or kinky hair, cornrows braids and locs are styles that allow for ease of close to the head grooming. Hence, banning those hairstyles puts black female soldiers in a difficult bind with respect to the requirement."

That type of pressure is "both unfair and racially biased," Perry said adding that the Army conformity isn't absolute because female soldiers are allowed to wear their hair long.

"Likewise, consideration ought to be made for different textures of hair," Perry said. "Otherwise, a burden is placed disproportionately upon some soldiers due to an immutable characteristic, natural hair texture that is tied to race."

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