Her crowning glory
There’s a popular phrase adapted from 1 Corinthians 11:15 that has been adapted and oft-repeated throughout the diaspora, “a woman’s hair is her crowning glory.” The phrase and meaning behind it is something taught from a young age to Black girls around the world, a way to encourage us to appreciate, understand, and celebrate growing healthy hair. The truth is that society at large reveals so many ways of trying to control or minimize the understanding and appreciation of natural, Black hair, and it is part of a historical pattern. There has long been an attempt to restrict natural expressions of Black beauty—and resistance to it. From the Tignon laws and Madame C..J. Walker to the CROWN Act of 2020, let’s look back to understand the deep roots of society’s preoccupation with regulating Black hair.
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