The History of Cornrows | Crowned | Byrdie

Thanks for teaching us!

Thank you for your video. It was very informative. I agree with most of what you said however I do not agree with demonizing non-black people for wearing traditionally black hairstyles. I believe we can be respectful to the culture and history of cornrows while rocking a now popular hairstyle. With that said, I will agree that what’s more important is the freedom of women of color to be able to wear their hair naturally and/or in braids in professional settings without prejudice.

Loved your video. Well done.

THANKS SIS

The enslaved also hid seeds in their hair

Looking forward to seeing Crowned. Do you know Charlotte Mensah? She is a wonderful Black hair dresser in London. She has a new book out. Be well 🌺

I like it 😍

I just wanted to say I loved the video I did learn a little bit more than I knew already and I am a white woman from European dissent the reason why I was attracted to the braiding is my hair is very delicate also and it gets curly kinky and frizzy a looks good for about an hour but then it freezes and gets out of control I was attracted to the hairstyle because of the way you kept your hand plate and made you look neat and organized I was aggravated with my own here how I would work hard to stylet and it will get all out of control so when I wear con rolls or I have a beautiful braided style in my hair it is a complement to their heritage in the way that they style their hair I think it’s beautiful and I enjoy doing it to myself that is in no way marking or making fun of the style other than thanking them for the style and enjoying being able to wear it now all I have to do is learn how to do it almost there I’m also a licensed hairdresser so would love to learn the technique

When you're self employed you can wear your hair whatever and whenever. Black hair is black history Thanks for shairing black culture...

Quick question… I have a five year old daughter who has a black best friend, she is dying to have one corn row up front with some beads (that match her best friend) my daughter is white, yet hasn’t quite figured out there are different races. I don’t want to shelter her, but I also don’t want to point out that they’re different. Will I be pissing a bunch of people off if she has a braid with some beads?

Somehow I believed they were called cornrows because slaves hid grains in them for survival since they were very neglected Someone help me?

Cane row

another white women expert in black culture

You forgot to mention about cornrows be only a women hair style

Every human being was and still braid there hair nothing special 😂😂😂😂

Cornrows and braids are NOT of African origin alone. They have been in use in Europe. The oldest known depictions of hairstyles that appear to be cornrows or braids are the statues known as the Venus of Brassempouy and the Venus of Willendorf, which date to 25000-30000 years ago and were found in modern day France and Austria. White people also have curly hair and occupying a hair style and calling everybody else racist is pretty narrow minded and actually racist. Even the depictions of the Thopian emporer Tewodros II wearing cornrows is misleading because Ethopia is not in West Africa where the abundance of slaves were taken from and bropught to the USA. And since there are depictions of ancient GReek warriors dating back to the 5th century BC it seems as though cornrows were taken over by Africans FROM Europeans. ALTERNATIVELY we could stop talking about "cultural approbiation" and open up our minds a bit more.