such as braids with buns, was acceptable. “It's nonsense,” says Michelle De Leon, founder of World Afro Day. “Strands of hair don't determine professionalism and no one is born professional ...

"Everyone around me had slick buns … I was so sick of how thick ... many hair salons don't have the expertise to cut and style afro textured hair, opting only to specialise in looser textures.