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Reggae star Bob Marley performing at Crystal Palace Bowl in 1980
A picture of the Hindu god Shiva, wearing matted locks
Dreadlock Rasta Bob Marley
Toni Morrison sporting locks at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
American writer Alice Walker posing in Berkeley, California
American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat sporting locks in New York City
Cultural appropriation
Picture of famous locks-wearer Whoopi Goldberg.
Acclaimed singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder in 1994.
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