. ▁An ▁interpretation ▁of ▁a ▁passage ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁Bible , ▁"... every ▁woman ▁who ▁pray s ▁or ▁proph es ies ▁with ▁her ▁head ▁un cover ed ▁d ish on ors ▁her ▁head ... ", ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁we aring ▁elaborate ▁Sunday ▁h ats , ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁" c row ns ". ▁ ▁H ip ▁hop ▁fashion ▁is ▁popular ▁with ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Gr ill z ▁were ▁made ▁popular ▁by ▁African ▁American ▁ra pper ▁Nel ly . ▁S ag ging ▁p ants ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁culture . ▁Air ▁Jordan , ▁a ▁sh oe ▁brand ▁that ' s ▁named ▁after ▁former ▁African ▁American ▁basketball ▁player ▁Michael ▁Jordan ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁African - American ▁community . ▁ ▁H air ▁ ▁H air ▁sty ling ▁in ▁African - American ▁culture ▁is ▁greatly ▁varied . ▁African - American ▁hair ▁is ▁typically ▁composed ▁of ▁co iled ▁curl s , ▁which ▁range ▁from ▁tight ▁to ▁w avy . ▁Many ▁women ▁choose ▁to ▁wear ▁their ▁hair ▁in ▁its ▁natural ▁state . ▁Natural ▁hair ▁can ▁be ▁sty led ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ways , ▁including ▁the ▁af ro , ▁tw ist ▁out s , ▁bra id ▁out s , ▁and ▁was h ▁and ▁go ▁styles . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁myth ▁that ▁natural ▁hair ▁presents ▁sty ling ▁problems ▁or ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁manage ; ▁this ▁myth ▁seems ▁pre val ent ▁because ▁main stream ▁culture ▁has , ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁African - American ▁women ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁its ▁standard ▁of