Slavery ends, but whites look upon black women who style their hair like white women as well-adjusted.

Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist, urges followers to embrace their natural hair and reclaim an African aesthetic.

Spike Lee exposes the good hair/bad hair light-skinned/dark-skinned schism in black American in his movie “School Daze.”

2009: Comic Chris Rock unveils “Good Hair” at the Sundance Film Festival, exploring the way black hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of black people.

2013: According to the Nielsen Black Consumer Report, African Americans spend more on hair care than other life necessities, like food and hygiene products.