Afro hair enthusiast urges women to embrace natural African hair identity

<p>The convener further said that African hair (afro hair) was beautiful and could go in any form, adding that it was not expensive because it was a gift.</p>, <span>Afro hair enthusiast urges women to embrace natural African hair identity.</span>, <h2>Mrs Jacquelyn Uchechi, an afro hair enthusiast, has urged women to embrace African natural hair as their identity, for such symbolised “the youthfulness and beauty of woman to a man strength”.</h2>, <p>Uchechi gave the advice at a round table event on appreciating the “Beauty of the African Hair” and unveiling of a book titled “My Afro-Kinky Hair; My Root and Heritage” on Friday night in Abuja.</p>, <p>She said the book “My Afro-Kinky Hair”, aimed at promoting the beauty in the African natural hair(Afro hair), which enhanced our beauty, boost confidence and showcase our identity.</p>, <p>The convener added that the celebration of our African hair, skin colour, fashion, our commitments, strength, passion, resilience, culture and our own kind of undeniable beauty, reconnected us to our roots and African heritage.</p>, <p>According to her, the African hair texture is believed to be genetic, because the texture is nearly absent from other ethnic groups and universal among Africans, passed down from one generation to another.</p>, <p>“ I have consistently for the past six years worn my natural hair. I am excited over it because it connects me to my root.</p>, <p>“It has also helped me to identify where I am coming from, which is my heritage.</p>, <p>“As a young girl, I had watched my parents show up boldly in their African hair. So, I decided to go back to my African hair after decades of wearing texturised hair,” she said.</p>, <p>The convener further said that African hair (afro hair) was beautiful and could go in any form, adding that it was not expensive because it was a gift</p>, <p>“When you wear an African hair, there are handies products within your reach that you can use conveniently and beautifully to manage your African hair.</p>, <p>“Part of my dream on Afri