Debunking Eurocentric ideals of beauty and stereotypes against African natural hair(styles) : an Afrocentric perspective
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title={Debunking Eurocentric ideals of beauty and stereotypes against African natural hair(styles) : an Afrocentric perspective},
author={Malesela Eddie Montle},
year={2020},
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}7 Citations
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