World Afro Day is celebrated each year on the 15th September. Afro hair holds a great deal of cultural significance and history.

It's a day to celebrate Afro hair and identity, and to challenge the discrimination and pressure to conform to narrow beauty standards that Afro hair has faced.

What is World Afro Day?

• A day to celebrate Afro hair and identity
• A day to challenge discrimination and pressure to conform to narrow beauty standards
• A day to reclaim Afro hair as a symbol of beauty, strength, and cultural pride

• A day to encourage people to embrace what makes them unique

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