Natural Hair

Hey, I'm going to explain to you just what natural hair is today. "Black women’s hair has been under attack for centuries. Due to the history of slavery in America and a strict enforcement of white supremacy after it’s abolition, the natural hair movement we know and love today was not always so accepted. And to be real, it’s still not always accepted". Having "natural" hair means that you don't put perms or texturizers in your hair. It means you embrace the hair you were born with and come to love it no matter what others have to say about it. In the 1600s womens hair was attacked which forced multiple women to have to have it shaved off. This happened during slavery. The slave owners wanted the women to feel as disconnected from their culture as possible https://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/curls/history-of-natural-hair-and-how-it-reflects-black-history

Research on Braid History

The history of all braids dates back to 3500 BC.The style maintained a historical survival. "From classic cornrows and simple three-strand braids to Dutch braids and more, this symbolic style has been a sign of societal status, ethnicity, religion, and more". The origin of braids can be traced back to African cultur, specifically in Namibia. Braided hairstyles were a symbol of a person’s tribe, age, status, wealth, rank, and religion. It states "In relation to time periods, Pace credits Africa with cornrows in 3500 BC; Egypt with afro box braids in 3100 BC; Greece with the halo braid in the first century; Native Americans with pigtail braids in the fifth century; Europe with the crown braid from 1066 to 1485; China with the staircase braid from 1644 to 1912; the Caribbean with modern cornrows in the 1970s; and the internet (of course) with braid tutorials becoming especially popular in 2005 when YouTube launched." This indicates the dated times in which the differnt braid patterns were established. In certain cultures men wore braids. Some say they wear braids to honor their ancestors and culture. A man by the name of Frank Antoine says "My hair symbolizes the start of a new healing journey I started seven years ago". Braiding their hair helps them to feel connected to their ancestors. Some say that braiding their hair gives them strength and wisdom and a reflection of who they are.

https://www.byrdie.com/history-of-braids https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/why-indigenous-boys-and-men-wear-braids-1.3463817 picture from canva

Editing

As shown above, this is a picture that I wanted to change the background to, in order for it to catch viewers attention more. As you can see, it started off with me outlining the body in order to make it easier to tranfer onto the perspective background that i picked out. Next I added a slight blur effect to the background so that it looks as if my client used the portrait mode on their iphone to make the picture seem more believable. I used the app "Picsart".

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Braids offer protectives styles. It makes your morning ventures and preparations quicker than if you were to keep your hair out. It makes the taming process faster and easier as well.

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Extensions give whoever decides to wear it the freedom to dye, cut, curl, straighten, layer and etc. their hair without actually having to go through the struggles of doing it to your real hair. It also makes it easier to switch hairstyles as frequently as you would like.

Magazine Photos

This style is called "Soft Locs" and it gives its wearer a feel of what it would be like to be a real dread head.

Conventions

Hey guys, today I'm going to go over the different codes and convention. The things a magazine must have. -It needs a masthead, which is the title of the Magazine. -A content page, which includes the titles of the features stories as well as the page number. -A sells line, which is the introductory, the eye catcher. the headline placed below the masthead. -The overline the essential articles inside the magazine placed at the right hand side close to the sell line which give the reader an insight on what the story will be about. -The strap Line or slogan, which is a subheading -Main Image; its the main cover image with the person or object that the feature story is about. -A puff, it gives information about the content within the magazine

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Table of Contents

Preliminary Task

Cover Page

This is an example of what the cover page of my magazine will look like. I want my cover to explain what my magazine will be about. So my cover page will include at least two quotes of encouragement and a picture of one of the people whose hair I was lucky to do. The following are potential images for my cover page as well:

What is Media Studies

Hey guys, I'm back to explain to you what Media Studies actually is. Media Studies is a course which gives you an undestanding and appreciation for todays media