<s>
Braids	B-Algorithm
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
plaits	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
complex	O
hairstyle	O
formed	O
by	O
interlacing	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
strands	O
of	O
hair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
complex	O
patterns	O
can	O
be	O
constructed	O
from	O
an	O
arbitrary	O
number	O
of	O
strands	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
structures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fishtail	O
braid	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
five-stranded	O
braid	B-Algorithm
,	O
rope	O
braid	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
waterfall	O
braid	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
disputed	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
she	O
wears	O
braided	B-Algorithm
hair	I-Algorithm
or	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
woven	O
basket	O
on	O
her	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sample	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
origin	O
was	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
burial	O
site	O
called	O
Saqqara	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
Nile	O
River	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
dynasty	O
of	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
Menes	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Venus’	O
of	O
Brassempouy	O
and	O
Willendorf	O
predate	O
these	O
examples	O
by	O
some	O
25,000	O
-30	O
,	O
000	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
regions	O
,	O
a	O
braid	B-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braids	B-Algorithm
were	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
social	O
stratification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braid	B-Algorithm
patterns	O
or	O
hairstyles	O
can	O
be	O
an	O
indication	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
community	O
,	O
age	O
,	O
marital	O
status	O
,	O
wealth	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
social	O
position	O
,	O
and	O
religion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Governor	O
Gavin	O
Newsom	O
signed	O
the	O
CROWN	O
Act	O
into	O
law	O
,	O
banning	O
employers	O
and	O
schools	O
from	O
discriminating	O
against	O
hairstyles	O
such	O
as	O
dreadlocks	O
,	O
braids	B-Algorithm
,	O
afros	O
,	O
and	O
twists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
braid	B-Algorithm
hair	O
,	O
people	O
have	O
often	O
taken	O
time	O
to	O
socialize	O
while	O
braiding	O
and	O
having	O
their	O
hair	O
braided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
elders	O
making	O
simple	O
knots	O
and	O
braids	B-Algorithm
for	O
younger	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
braided	O
hairstyles	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
commonly	O
,	O
French	B-Algorithm
braids	I-Algorithm
,	O
corn	O
rows	O
,	O
and	O
box	O
braiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Girls	O
are	O
seen	O
in	O
twin	O
braids	B-Algorithm
especially	O
in	O
schools	O
,	O
though	O
now	O
it	O
is	O
becoming	O
less	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
girls	O
usually	O
have	O
one	O
long	O
braid	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braids	B-Algorithm
have	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
black	O
culture	O
going	O
back	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
pictures	O
going	O
as	O
far	O
back	O
as	O
the	O
year	O
1884	O
showing	O
a	O
Senegalese	O
woman	O
with	O
braided	B-Algorithm
hair	I-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
how	O
they	O
are	O
worn	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braids	B-Algorithm
are	O
normally	O
done	O
tighter	O
in	O
black	O
culture	O
than	O
in	O
others	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
cornrows	O
or	O
box	O
braids	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
include	O
pain	O
killers	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
braids	B-Algorithm
hang	O
low	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
leave-in-conditioner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	O
braiding	O
techniques	O
like	O
knotless	O
braids	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
incorporate	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
natural	O
hair	O
and	O
place	O
less	O
tension	O
on	O
the	O
scalp	O
,	O
can	O
cause	O
less	O
discomfort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braids	B-Algorithm
are	O
not	O
usually	O
worn	O
year-round	O
in	O
black	O
culture	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
instead	O
alternated	O
with	O
other	O
popular	O
hairstyles	O
such	O
as	O
hair	O
twists	O
,	O
protective	O
hairstyles	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curly	O
Mohawk	O
,	O
Half	O
Updo	O
and	O
Side-Swept	O
Cornrows	O
braids	B-Algorithm
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
and	O
preferred	O
styles	O
in	O
black	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
long	O
as	O
braids	B-Algorithm
are	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
person	O
’s	O
own	O
hair	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
natural	O
hair	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
