natural hair

Michelle Obama sports natural hair and the internet is losing it

We've seen her sport the pin-straight lob, the pulled-back updos and wavy tresses, but we've never seen her hair in its natural state—until now.

A photo of the former FLOTUS in her natural hair recently surfaced on Twitter.

Ode to hair: Ivorian women champion afros

"Once you are eight, all hairdressers say, oh you have to relax your hair... we can't manage your hair, you have to relax it, it will be beautiful," says Mariam Diaby, a hairdresser and founder of Nappys de Babi, an online community focused on promoting natural hair.

Her group, based in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan, encourages and supports African women to wear their hair curly, instead of using popular chemical straighteners known as relaxers.

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