Corn rows play a huge part in the influence of African hairstyles and from small; children to adults have their hair in tidy braids or exceptionally well put together twists. Often the nature of the hairstyles is very spruced up and colorful beads can be used. The term African American derives from Africa and the influence of the hairstyles are exactly the same or with slight alterations to suit the more ‘American-ized’ people of African decent.