▁named ▁because ▁African - American ▁men , ▁particularly ▁jazz ▁mus icians , ▁popular ized ▁the ▁style . ▁The ▁preference ▁for ▁fa cial ▁hair ▁among ▁African - American ▁men ▁is ▁due ▁partly ▁to ▁personal ▁taste , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁pr one ▁than ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁condition ▁known ▁as ▁pseud of ol lic ul itis ▁bar ba e , ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁raz or ▁b umps , ▁many ▁prefer ▁not ▁to ▁sh ave . ▁ ▁Body ▁image ▁European - Amer icans ▁have ▁sometimes ▁appropri ated ▁different ▁hair ▁bra iding ▁techniques ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁African - American ▁hair . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups ▁who ▁are ▁working ▁towards ▁raising ▁the ▁standing ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁a est h etic ▁among ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁includes ▁efforts ▁toward ▁prom oting ▁as ▁models ▁those ▁with ▁clearly ▁defined ▁African ▁features ; ▁the ▁main stream ing ▁of ▁natural ▁ha irst yles ; ▁and , ▁in ▁women , ▁full er , ▁more ▁vol upt uous ▁body ▁types . ▁ ▁Religion ▁While ▁African ▁Americans ▁practice ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁relig ions , ▁Protest ant ▁Christian ity ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁pre val ent . ▁Additionally , ▁ 1 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁are ▁black . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁ ▁The ▁religious ▁institutions ▁of ▁African - American ▁Christians ▁commonly ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁collect ively ▁as ▁the ▁black ▁church . ▁During ▁sla very , ▁many ▁slaves ▁were ▁stri pped ▁of ▁their ▁African