Black Stars Who Love Their Natural Hair

They dropped the weaves and embraced what they already have.

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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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)

Janelle Monáe on what draws her to tuxedos - “I’m just really attracted to a very tailored, classic look that commands attention. The tuxedo, especially on women, does that I think because of the stark black and white. It’s not a trendy thing. It’s timeless. It’s transcendent.” (Photo credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Janelle Monae - Janelle Monae keeps it chic with a natural pompadour. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Lisa Bonet: November 16 - Zoe Kravitz's hot mama still looks like Denise Huxtable at 45.

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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)

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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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)

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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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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Tracee Ellis Ross - Tracee Ellis Ross, who plays Carla Reed on Reed Between the Lines, is up for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.(Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

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Tracee Ellis Ross - Tracee Ellis Ross is one of the pulling forces in the natural hair movement. Who hasn't loved her trademark fluffy curls? (Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

Viola Davis - Just because she has a closet full of awards and the praise of virtually every critic in the country doesn't mean Davis isn't down with real folks. Davis has been unapologetic about her role in Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, pointing out to critics that Perry has done more to employ African-Americans in front of the lens and behind it than anyone else in Hollywood. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Viola Davis - When the actress appeared at the Academy Awards in a green gown and a short, natural 'do, people wondered if she looked glam enough. We say yes, she did! (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)