Untitled (Wigs Parisian protest)

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A black-and-white photograph of Grandassa model Nomsa Brath protesting in front of the Wigs Parisian store front on 125th Street in Harlem, New York. Brath's hair is cropped into a short afro style and she is wearing a white, sleeveless, knee length dress, black high heels, and sunglasses. She is also wearing a protest placard over her torso that reads [NATURAL···YES! WIGS···NO] above a cartoon illustration of two women, one with natural hair styled into a top knot and the other wearing a blonde wig. The cartoon woman with the natural hairstyle has her eyes closed and is holding out her hand in a stop signal towards the woman wearing the wig. To the right of Brath is another female protester wearing a placard that reads [DON’T BE A / JACKASS… / BE / NATURAL!] above an illustration of two women and a donkey. On the far right is a third female protester.

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