The history of black hair has evolved from decade to decade and continues to do so today. It doesn't matter the shape, color or shape." . . black hair has long had the power to set trends and reflect societal attitudes” (naturallycurly.com Michelle Breyer). The past history of African Americans has fueled hatred among Black women creating a divide within their culture. Black women first began to lose their sense of identity around the 14th century, when slaves were forced from their African homelands by Europeans, thus creating the transatlantic slave trade. During this time women were seen embracing their natural tresses with locks and twists, but the situation seemed to be changing rapidly. To adapt to this new European standard of women's beauty, with more and more women wearing their hair naturally, black women have begun to accept their unaltered appearance by redefining their perception of beauty. The natural hair movement provided a change in history for black women to free themselves from the oppression of the dominant white society and increase their self-acceptance. This shift in perception of black hair has allowed black women to appreciate the complexity of their identity and their pride in being black. Although black women are still often ridiculed for their puffs and stances, many women seem to be invincible to the negative connotation society has towards a woman's natural hair. With this negative perception comes the concept of cultural appropriation because non-Black individuals have begun to appropriate Black culture through tanning methods to achieve darker skin and obtaining natural hairstyles such as Bantu knots, afros, cornrows, baby hair and more because society considers it “high fashion”. Hairstyles that have been deeply rooted in African culture are now considered very attractive due to the white skin color of those who wear them and they attempt to imitate these hairstyles as if they were the original creators. For women of African descent, it is a slap in the face that white women can wear natural styles without negative reactions and be praised for creating “new trends” while black women are often ridiculed for their natural hairstyles. According to Michael Omi and Howard Winant, to understand the concept of racial formation we must first look at the cultural resistance, discrimination, and racial biases that arise within identity (Omi and Winant 91). For the Black woman, her race is deeply rooted in her identity, which masks the oppression she has faced