OK, don't lie. You know that when you heard about the woman being beaten in the beauty salon in Oakland, you clicked on the link faster than Eminem's neck snapped when he had Bruno's behind in his face. You were curious, yet disturbed by the incident, as was nearly everyone else in America.
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But one thing that black attorneys such as Christopher Metzler noticed during this incident were the legal implications of attacking someone in public, in broad daylight, videotaping the incident and then bragging about it on the radio. Now that the Oakland Police Department has taken notice, the women responsible for the attack are going to have some serious problems.
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Black Hairstyles Through the Years
The Bouffant: The 1960s
Talk about big hair! The bouffant was a style popularized in the 1960s and one that required more than a little bit of hairspray. Barbara McNair rocks a mean one here.
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Wigs: The 1960s
The Supremes must have had a ball dressing in the latest fashions AND hottest hairstyles every time they stepped outside the door. They all wore top-of-the-line wigs, which gave them a different look every night.
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The Conk: The 1960s
Popular since the 1920s, Malcolm X famously noted in his autobiography about a horrible experience he had trying to put lye, or a conk, in his hair. Jackie Wilson kills the look du jour with shiny, perfect waves and probably a little pain to get it just right.
The Afro: The 1970s
Angela Davis was the poster child for the Afro during the late '60s and '70s with a this perfectly coiffed orb o' hair. Davis said she had to put Tide detergent in hers to make it stand up just so. Afro pick!
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The Afro: The 1970s
On the man side, Sly Stone went for a little texture in his 'fro, which was about the same height as Angela Davis's The sideburns and sequins complete the look of the perfect '70s rock star!
Cornrows with Beads: The 1970s
Alicia Keys reprises this classic '70s style with a modern twist. Her cornrows, or hair braided to the scalp in intricate designs, were quite common during the '70s. The squiggly parts give it that '90s swag.
The Flip: The 1970s
Natalie Cole is the perfect representation of the '70s here with the flip -- hair curled upward in layers made most popular by actress Farrah Fawcett. Her gold hoops and wide collar cement the look.
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The Mushroom: The 1980s
The flip turned into a mushroom in the early '80s where hair was curled under all around. Jada Pinkett Smith even has that '80s pose going here with hers.
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The Jheri Curl: The 1980s
Who could even think about the '80s without thoughts -- or shudders -- of the ubiquitous jheri curl? Everybody had a curl back then and the jokes about activator on pillowcases lasted much longer than the hairstyle ever did. Soooooooul Glow!
The Shag: The 1980s
We all sang the line "in my younger days I used to sport a shaaaaag?" The Pharcyde remembers and so do we! The uber-retro Kanye West even brought back the "black man's mullet" this year. Oh yes.
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By: JoeSmith on 6/18/2009 2:15PM
Way to convince white people that the media stereotype of us is true. You ignorant African Americans, the white man is winning. Wake up! The KKK loves to see this, stop fighting each other and get your life together. It hurts me to see my fellow African Americans stoop to this petty non sense. Peace upon you all. Black power.
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By: william on 6/18/2009 4:48PM
Joe Smith. We don't need that video to convince us of anything. We see this kind of behavior everyday. It's not shocking, it is expected and you never fail to deliver! You are right about the KKK. They will show this video, or another of the thousands out there and convince some stupid kid to join them by saying "see how they are, just look how they act" Eyes dont lie! Videos don't lie.
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By: Gloria on 6/19/2009 12:08AM
YOU ARE SO RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT THE WHITE PEOPLE WANT US TO DO IS FIGHT EACH OTHER, THEY LOVE IT AND WE ARE FALLING RIGHT INTO THEIR HANDS...WHEN WILL WE AS BLACK AMERICANS STAND UP AND MAKE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED AND FOUGHT A VERY HARD STUGGLE, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE PROUD OF WHO WE ARE. PEOPLE IT IS TIME TO STOP THE VIOLENCE AND STOP HURTING ONE ANOTHER. WHERE IS THE LOVE....
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By: monique on 6/19/2009 10:32AM
You're a ignorant ass. If you think that every black person is represented by one stupid person in a salon, then you're dumb. I saw a white man who molested a little baby on TV, does that mean we should stereotype all white people that way? Grow the hell up.
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By: Michelle on 6/29/2009 5:59AM
This is a DISGRACE!!! The girls should be ARRESSTED! This should not have happened. The other women in the shop should have tried to stopped te fight. Why cant these women learn how to talk things out. I hate to see how God and the universe will seek revenge.
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By: DJay on 6/22/2009 5:27AM
I just LOVE how white ppl get on these boards pretending to be black just so they can say negative shit about ALL black ppl. You know it's not a black person "speaking" when that person generalizes the ENTIRE Black Race. The two women in the video could have easily been two white woman and, if they were, there wouldn't be white ppl over here saying things like, "Way to convince black people that the media stereotype of us is true." No white person would say that because they don't care what black ppl think about them, so why should we care about what they think about us? No Race is above another Race. White ppl are ppl just like us. Those two hoodrat chicks should be concerned about what WE (Black people) think when WE look at that video. I watched the video once and never again. I am disgusted by it.
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By: bill on 6/23/2009 2:09PM
Joe smith you racist low negro piece of crap!!!
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By: Clint on 6/18/2009 2:20PM
All of those people in that video are wild animals and need to be locked up, away from society. yet again, more black on black crime. and they're worried about "whitey" committing "hate" crimes toward them...get real.
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By: Mike on 6/18/2009 3:21PM
ALL of them? Nah..Just the two girls attacking her. She wasn't even hitting them back at all. Definitely not "wild" at all. But those girls on the other hand, a cage would do them nicely.
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By: Obama on 6/18/2009 3:24PM
WOW! Way to give the black community another black eye! I love how it took 2 of them to beat a defenseless women! Those 2 should be arrested & sent to jail for life! Those 2 serve no purpose for society!
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