The Natural And Why We Use The Term 'AFRO'

Dark skinned woman wearing an afro hairstyle. She has a "black-fist" style hair pic sticking up from her hair.
Why do we use the term “Afro” although we are not referring to Africa? We use the term Afro because it is synonymous with the Afro hairstyle and the people who wear it. The Afro is a universally recognized hair-style that is uniquely associated with the Earth’s natural melinated inhabitants. Afro Means Natural DID YOU KNOW THAT MANY SO-CALLED “BLACK” & “AFRICAN-AMERICAN” PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY THE ORIGINAL “NATURAL” INHABITANTS OF AMERICA?
AFRO Perspectives means Natural Perspectives

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