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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.79,0:00:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't really look\Nat a toothbrush and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.25,0:00:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm great, but we look at a afro pick,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.76,0:00:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a grooming tool,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.14,0:00:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can remind you in your\Nsubconscious to, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.55,0:00:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really be proud and, like, all right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.54,0:00:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.19,0:00:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An afro pick is a utilitarian tool
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.60,0:00:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to maintain the afro hairstyle.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.49,0:00:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the afro pick was designed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.98,0:00:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the ergonomics of creating something
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.50,0:00:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that felt like you were running\Nfingers through your hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.01,0:00:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shape, even the depth that it goes in,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.53,0:00:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like a hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.51,0:00:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have plastic or nylon teeth,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.97,0:00:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you have the stainless\Nsteel, the nickel teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.12,0:00:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always prefer the metal tooth
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.32,0:00:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just 'cause I like the sound,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.10,0:00:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the ones I know have\Nthe black power fist
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.50,0:00:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the handle.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.68,0:00:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I think of black hair in America,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.88,0:00:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think of something that's been policed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.33,0:00:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in the days, it was\Nexpected for black people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.96,0:00:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to chemically treat their hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.55,0:01:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether that's healthy for\Nthem is a secondary thing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.06,0:01:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to blending in.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.77,0:01:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 50s, dancer Ruth Beckford\Nand a lot of jazz singers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.28,0:01:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were tired of straightening their hair,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.77,0:01:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they said that, all right,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.94,0:01:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're gonna just let it grow naturally,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.54,0:01:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started rocking\Nnatural, close-cropped hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.23,0:01:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the 60s, that style evolved
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.35,0:01:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the formation of the afro,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.10,0:01:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was the cropped\Nhair, natural, picked out
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.20,0:01:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a more spherical shape.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.01,0:01:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You had civil rights leaders, activists,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.79,0:01:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that adopted the hairstyle\Nas a means of rebellion
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.44,0:01:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and black pride,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.48,0:01:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you had musicians\Nlike James Brown,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.50,0:01:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's infamously known
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.95,0:01:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for chemically straightening his hair
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.88,0:01:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reject that and go natural.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.51,0:01:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It went hand-in-hand with his music,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.05,0:01:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he had songs like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.98,0:01:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.13,0:01:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The black is beautiful movement
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.82,0:01:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is just rejecting the\Nnotion now to be black
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.82,0:01:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to have darker skin, to\Nhave a curlier grade of hair,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.40,0:01:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was something to be ashamed of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.68,0:01:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have one of my favorite\Npictures of my mother
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.11,0:01:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my grandmother,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.44,0:02:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my grandmother had a small 'fro,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.23,0:02:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was in the 60s.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.58,0:02:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,African hair combs date back to 3500 BCE.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.57,0:02:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The oldest African combs are found
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.90,0:02:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in ancient Egypt and Sudan,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.34,0:02:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they were making pyramids and combs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.03,0:02:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way the ancient African\Ncombs were embellished
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.11,0:02:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,represented status or tribal affiliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.63,0:02:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's no coincidence that the fist
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.38,0:02:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the modern afro pick
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.08,0:02:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also sets the tone for affiliation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.63,0:02:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what set you claim.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.68,0:02:32.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there's the black power movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.95,0:02:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most movements need their icons, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.05,0:02:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have the fist, you have the 'fro.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.49,0:02:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These things coincide with\Nthe Black Panther aesthetic,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.09,0:02:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you could kinda\Nspot your tribe from afar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.75,0:02:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you're not just\Nkeeping a pick in, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.75,0:02:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your beauty kit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.63,0:02:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's, like, it's in your back pocket,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.36,0:02:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,purposely with the first\Noutside of it alls,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.85,0:02:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your hair, you'll\Nrock it in your 'fro.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.19,0:02:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I think about iconic afros,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.06,0:02:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I definitely think about Angela Davis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.32,0:02:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her 'fro personifies elegant style,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.43,0:03:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freedom, rebellion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.33,0:03:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You feel all of these feelings at once
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.77,0:03:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you see Angela Davis\Nfighting for her life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.20,0:03:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in federal court.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.46,0:03:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the 80s, the afro\Nstyle became less radical.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The afro picks are still\Nproduced to this day
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.47,0:03:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the clenched fist,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.62,0:03:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's the remnants of the movement
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.62,0:03:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the everyday object.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.85,0:03:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was young, it was\Njust, like, another object.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.71,0:03:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a comb.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.81,0:03:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as I became more enlightened
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.07,0:03:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to really understand, like,\Nthe roots and the origin
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.48,0:03:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the intentionality of the design
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.20,0:03:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and why the fist and all of these things,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.41,0:03:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I woke up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.95,0:03:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat music)