kinky
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Philomina Kane, a hair-care content creator who goes by NaturallyPhilo, launched KIN — which stands for “Keep It Naturally” — in response to the lack of inclusive headwear for people with kinky and curly hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
“Until fairly recently, the Black person was self-conscious about his curly, kinky hair,” he told The New York Times in 1971.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
The next time it’s asked to weigh in on issues of kinky coils, Bantu knots, twist-outs and dreads, the court may have an in-house expert.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
There is so much growth that can come from learning how to love one’s nappy and kinky hair in a world built around soft and silky.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
My uncle had watched videos about kinky hair and bought products that were supposed to make it easy to comb through.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
The hair at the nape of the neck, which is typically shorter, kinkier and considered more difficult to style.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2023
If you have a kinkier, coarser hair texture, you can easily spend three or four hours on what we call “wash day.”
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2017
They are beyond square, which is to say that they are stranger, kinkier and more interestingly individual than David, Rose, Kenny or Casey.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2013
But just as a botanical insurrection seems imminent —a sort of “Rise of the Planet of the Azaleas” — things take a kinkier and daffier turn.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2012
Did he have Hope and Dell's loose curls or my tighter, kinkier hair?
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
