African braids, or cornrows in English, are not a new trend, out of nowhere. Braids of various sizes and glued to the scalp, have been deeply rooted in the cultural history of the African diaspora for decades.
Long considered a hairstyle “not acceptable in society”. This was without counting on the nappy movement, very fashionable over the past decade, and African Americans who initiated many trends, who have helped “infiltrate” the hair of black people into the general public.
