afro-textured

adjective

af·​ro-tex·​tured ˈa-frō-ˈteks-chərd 

variants or Afro-textured

of hair

: marked by a natural curly or kinky (see kinky sense 1) hair texture that is common among people of Black African descent

Beyond convenience, braids carry cultural significance. Since the advent of the 1960s natural hair movement, braided styles represented an embrace of one's afro-textured hair and Black identity more broadly, a political stance amid the popularization of relaxers.

—Gloria Oladipo

Researchers developed new algorithms for animating coiled hair, enabling more realistic and diverse depictions of Afro-textured hair that could greatly advance the animation of Black characters in film.

—Lizette Ortega

As she began losing her hair from the treatments, Austin went to the hospital's cancer-center boutique for an afro-textured wig that resembled her natural hair.

—Hannah Green

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above