WATCH: 5 ways to wear your afro with pride

31 August 2016 - 18:10 By Staff Reporter
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This is not a bird’s nest. This is an afro. The current debate about black women's hair in South Africa is about far deeper issues of identity and culture and not just a 'hair thing'. So here are five ways you can wear your afro with pride.

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