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Since its inception, the hair care manufacture in America has been rooted in the thought that Black hair, in its natural state, is unacceptable. Our great-grandfather Garret A. Morgan, an inventor known as "the Black Edison," was one of the beginning people to discover chemic relaxers. His company, G.A. Morgan's Hair Refiner, advertised products with phrases like "War declared on bad hair!" Translation: bad = natural. Historically speaking, relaxers, perms, weaves, and wigs were utilized in club to assimilate to white beauty standards. But only Blackness people could accept the oppressive nature of this ideology and completely reframe the narrative. Nowhere is that reframing more credible than at the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show.

Founded by brothers Nathaniel and Arthur Bronner in 1947, the Atlanta-based show is the original mecca of haircare, where people of all textures gather to celebrate Blackness hair'south forcefulness, dazzler, and versatility. The starting time result, attended by roughly 300 people at a local Y.M.C.A., is now the largest multi-cultural dazzler exhibition in the state. Each year, more than 30,000 experts and enthusiasts convene for three days to explore new trends, products, techniques, and innovations in Black beauty.

Clockwise from top left: Leia Jones models a braided fo-hawk by Tiffany Thames, owner of Chief Attraction Hair Studio. Thames is this year's champion of the Bronner Brother's Weave Contest; Nail tech Earlene Bushong in self styled bantu knots; Latoria Harris Boggan models for her husband Ricky Boggan. The married man and wife duo are co-owners of Rick B'southward Upscale Barbershop and Salon; Model Mary White styled by Jay Slay.

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"The importance of the show lies in the knowledge it provides and the encouragement and exposure it gives to stylists and owners" says Shadida Patterson, owner of Distinctive Hair Salon in Bogart, Georgia. She's been attending Bronner Bros. since 2010. While the merchandise show is renowned for its artful hair competitions (every bit seen in Chris Rock's 2009 documentary Good Hair), its scope extends far beyond hair to cover the entirety of the beauty industry and includes hands-on classes and panels for the next generation of stylists, estheticians, and entrepreneurs.

Throughout its 74 year history, Bronner Bros. has helped Black stylists repossess the Blackness hair care industry by promoting the individuals who are pushing the boundaries and inventing new processes, while too paying homage to the Black brothers and sisters who got us hither. (Past Bronner Bros. speakers include Madame C.J. Walker, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King, Jr.) Every bear witness offers countless interpretations of traditional styles: finger waves cast in sonic blueish, cornrows congenital to a crown, and Bantu knots jolted with alluring accessories, just like our ancestors but with a 21st-century spin.

Destiny Kilgore models a look by Elijah Cohen.

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Every bit 2nd-year attendee Prisca Ubah told u.s.a., "I was amazed by every vendor, the lively atmosphere, and the Black excellence that filled the room! It'southward similar a celebration of life every year! It's truly something. I'll plan to go every year as long as they have it!"

Dazzler bear witness attendee Jasmine Handy styled her own hair, experimenting with weaving yarn.

Last Feb, nosotros traveled to Atlanta to photo what would be the terminal in-person Bronner Bros. show—at least for a while. Earlier this calendar month, the company announced that due to the Covid-19 pandemic it would be presenting the evidence virtually.

Contempo graduate and and up and coming stylist Prisca Ubah.

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Nakia Griggs models Twyling Baugh Rosharon'southward wait titled "Crowned for This" for the Fantasy Competition. Rosharon of Hair Illusions by Chelle took domicile second place.

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Attending Bronner Bros. provided us with a rare experience to witness Blackness hair existence honored in means that would have been inconceivable during our great-gramps's era. As twin sisters, with 4a/3c curls, we know that textured hair can be a pain point. Information technology'south time-consuming, difficult to manage, and up until recently, its beingness has even been regulated. Cheers to the Crown Human activity, which the Bronner Bros. has used its platforms to promote and help laissez passer, natural hair discrimination in housing, workplaces, and halls of teaching is now illegal in seven states. (To cease hair-based bigotry in your state and throughout the country, sign the petition at crownact.com.)

LaTesha DeJohnette, a stylist from Jackson, Mississippi models a look past Althia Bell.

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Leah Pierson models a side-swept, Ghana complect expect by stylist Shadida Patterson, owner of Distinctive Hair Salon.

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Simply what was even more than rare is that in the Bronner Bros. earth, we—Blackness creatives—were office of the bulk. Nosotros were able to let our guard downward and focus on creating work without the harmful creep of racial bias. Our subjects wholeheartedly believed in our skill and trusted our vision without any second guesses—a privilege rarely afforded to Black women.

Dallas based makeup creative person, Zaquisha Barksdale is the founder and owner of Melanin Exposed Beauty Room, a salon-like service that focuses on bringing out the richness of her clients skin tones through proper makeup application.

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The styles, trends, and treatments presented at Bronner Bros. always wind up in mainstream pop culture—from music videos and beauty campaigns to luxury fashion presentations.

Ariel Bone models the "Queen Bee" await, styled by Sheleta Smith for the 2020 Fantasy Competition. Sheleta came in third place for her artistic ingenuity.

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Some of the looks we captured were wild, created specifically for the evidence's Fantasy pilus competition, some were profound ruminations on the past, all were unforgettable.