For too many years, black men and women have been told their natural afro hair is unkempt, excessive, and unprofessional. It has led to black people going to extreme lengths just to be accepted. " ...

But, for example, at church I could not wear my hair as I do today; to have an Afro hairstyle wasn’t cool." His brand of jazz is heavily influenced by Brazilian rhythms - but not the samba and ...