one of the largest consumer movements in U.S. history, Black American women changed the worldwide 500$ billion cosmetics & beauty industry from 2008-2015 in what has been labeled the natural hair movement. A seemingly en masse rejection of chemical laced relaxers, toxic products and European beauty standards in this time period sent retailers into a frenzy as Black women almost totally halted the practice of hair relaxing and skin bleaching in favor of all
Harlem, from the 1920’s to 50’s, was the mecca for Black culture and excellence. From poets like Langston Hughes, politicians like Adam Clayton Powell to big band phenoms like Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington, this period called the Harlem renaissance, set style and trend worldwide. Harlem sirens and actresses also set trends of their own. Whether on film or a late night performance at the cotton club, these beauties did everything with style. Often breaking down racial barriers in entertainment and elsewhere these gorgeous ladies were talented, refined as well politically conscious.
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