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Radio 4,2 mins

What makes afro natural hair so political?

Woman's Hour

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock from Little Mix took to Twitter this week to encourage young girls to "love your curls, love your afro" after a conversation with her seven year old niece who didn't like her afro and wanted to look like the other girls in her class. Social Historian Emma Dabiri joins Jenni to discuss how significant this view is and what it's like to be a Mum trying to give advice and faced with a similar situation.

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