The rapper Yasmin Werneck, 24, does a final rehearsal before going live. Even though she says she is careless about her appearance, Yas changes her hair every so often
The second event was called Encrespando (getting natural), and was organized by the Black Power Girls collective. Composed of 8 Afro-Brazilian women, they tackle important questions for the black community by giving talks in schools, organizing events and generally
helping young black women to love their hair in
a society that teaches them to hate it.