▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Security ▁Administration ▁has ▁" come ▁under ▁fire ▁for ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁p atting ▁down ▁black ▁women ' s ▁hair — es pecially ▁their ▁Af ros ." ( B rown ▁ 1 7 ) ▁She ▁continues ▁saying ▁how , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁practice ▁T SA ▁only ▁agreed ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁ago , ▁when ▁the ▁ag ency ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁A CL U ▁of ▁Northern ▁California , ▁which ▁had ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ." ( B rown ▁ 1 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁per ception ▁of ▁af ro - text ured ▁hair , ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁one ▁with ▁this ▁hair ▁type , ▁may ▁prefer ▁to ▁style ▁their ▁hair ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁acc ent u ates ▁their ▁ra cial ▁background ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁conform ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁European ▁hair ▁style . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁article , ▁Beaut y ▁as ▁violence : ▁‘ be aut iful ’ ▁hair ▁and ▁the ▁cultural ▁violence ▁of ▁identity ▁er asure , ▁discussed ▁a ▁study ▁that ▁was ▁conducted ▁at ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁University ▁using ▁ 1 5 9 ▁African ▁female ▁students . ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁ 2 0 ▁pictures ▁of ▁various ▁styles ▁of ▁Af ro - text ured ▁hair ▁and ▁categor ized ▁these ▁styles ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁types : ▁African ▁Natural ▁H air , ▁Bra ided ▁African ▁Natural ▁H air , ▁African ▁Natural ▁Aug ment ed ▁Bra id , ▁and ▁European