#worldafroday

Are you rocking your fro today?

World Afro Day was founded to celebrate the natural hairstyles of black and mixed-race people, embracing the curls and kinks that are unique to this culture. This day celebrates the afro as a part of cultural identity. In fact, Michelle De Leon, the founder of this holiday, believed in the importance of heritage and history and saw a means to change the way people view the afro and find pride in what wearing the hair like this stands for.  . De Leon led the holiday back in 2017 and achieved over 2.5 coverage views through her efforts. Since then, this interesting day has been endorsed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as by the London Mayor’s Office. De Leon has also been invited to speak at the United Nations at Geneva in recognition of her efforts in bringing pride back into the minority community. Even though it began in American, since 2017 World Afro Day has been gaining a significant amount of attention and momentum all throughout the world. This day celebrates afro excellence, in opposition of the stigmas and bias that created isolation, shame and feelings of inferiority among people of color.  . @JazSinclair . . #worldafroday #afrocomb #afroart #afro #afrohair #afroworld #afropuff #metissagesanguemisto #meticciato #metissage #mixedrace #mixed https://www.instagram.com/p/CT34MoOo5Pu/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy World Afro Day! Pictured is a Sick-Hagemeyer shop assistant, photographed by the legendary James Barnor in Accra in 1971. #OurHistoryOurStories #TheNanaProject #Ghana #GhanaHistory #GhanaianHistory #Photography #WorldAfroDay https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLFJcDpLY2/?igshid=16pdmq6mugncx

@vivaladiva5372 It's World Afro Day today but it's everyday here👑 . @instagram can you stop restricting this page? We're just trying to spread some Black Girl Magic ❤❤❤❤...I digress . Everytime I'm too tired to post, someone messages me and says how much seeing Lala's afro encourages them because they have hair just like her. It's sad that mainstream media does not portray any texture above a 2 as beautiful but we are here to tell you...your 4C hair is GOLD and I tell my daughter I wish I had hair like hers because its true (well I need help braiding but I'm good otherwise). Your natural hair is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. To every little girl and to the mommy's who grew up hearing differently....mainstream had it wrong all along. Your hair is your crown so do not trade it for something that wasn't designed with your beauty in mind? . . . . . #2frochicks #worldafroday #naturalhaircommunity #teamnatural #bighairdontcar #naturalhairdaily #blackgirlmagic #protectivestyles #naturalista #hair #queen #naturalhairjourney #representation #naturalhairrocks #curls #natural #myhaircrush #melanin #blackgirlsrock #naturalhaircare #kids #afro #kidmodel #voiceofhair #crownact #blackmomsblog #naturallyshedope #amplifyblackvoices #browngirlsblog #crownact https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLO2Gflpuw/?igshid=ux8y7ur36niq

look at bro and sis @tiamowry and @tahj_mowry sporting their natural hair for #worldafroday. have you been watching sister sister btw now that its on netflix? ✊🏽✊🏽 #beautytuesday #naturalhair #afro https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLMnJhlcr-/?igshid=p92axm9i18n4

Guess I missed #WorldAfroDay but shoutout to all my 4c’s 🙌🏾❤️👸🏾 #TheStruggleIsWorthIt #NaturalHair #FroGoddess https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNm0NiAxxcWfW4c4ZqePs3haTPU5A1wceBybk0/?igshid=9a8jj6jmubwo