by Clutch Is an afro still a political statement? It’s a complicated question for the African-American community, whose hair is tangled in the web of American racial politics.The weight of the issue doesn’t stop journalists from attempting to explore it. New York Times writer Ruth La Ferla examined the political significance of the new afro, determining that it’s “a kinder, gentler ‘natural’ pretty much shorn of its militancy” compared to the style of the 1960s era.She writes:The style’s current … [Read more...]