Black Stars Who Love Their Natural Hair
They dropped the weaves and embraced what they already have.
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Solange Knowles - Lately the stylish DJ has been popping up all over the place — Vogue's fashion blog, Time Out New York, the London Evening Standard — rocking her fun hair styles. She's even joined Carol's Daughter's movement to help other women transition into their natural hair. (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
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Janelle Monae - Janelle Monae keeps it chic with a natural pompadour. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Lisa Bonet - Actress Lisa Bonet has been a natural girl since she was a Huxtable and has long been maintaining her hair in long dreadlocks. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Erykah Badu - Singer Erykah Badu has perfected the art of styling her natural hair. From braids and afros or wrapped up in a pretty scarf, she knows how to work with what she already has. (Photo: AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Esperanza Spalding - The rest of the world finally caught on to Esperanza Spalding after she won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2011, and did so looking marvelous in her signature 'fro. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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