Hair days, 15 Sept 2027
World Afro Day
A yearly day for Afro-textured hair, founded in London in 2017 to celebrate natural hair and to push back against hair discrimination.
World Afro Day was started by the British hairdresser and campaigner Michelle De Leon and first held on 15 September 2017. She chose the date to mark a ruling of September 2016 in the United States that allowed an employer to turn down a job applicant for wearing locs. The day is aimed above all at children and schools: it shares lessons about the history and care of Afro hair, and celebrates the afro, braids, twists and locs as everyday, professional styles. It also campaigns against school and workplace rules that treat natural hair as untidy.
Hairstyles tied to World Afro Day
Still to be written: Afro puffs, Protective hairstyle.
