This is an extract from a MisBeee Writes blogpost about the history of Black hair read by poet La PoEsi.

The afrocomb dates back  6000 years and engenders extraordinary symbolism, encompasses culture, politics and identity. This review is based on an exhibition curated by Sally-Ann Ashton at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

To read the whole blogspot, click here and read more posts about African history here: www.msbwrites.co.uk and www.akadimagazine.com