内容摘要：As of 29 April, no state had an average gas price lower than $2.67 (£1.99), according to the AAA.

As of 29 April, no state had an average gas price lower than $2.67 (£1.99), according to the AAA.

Over time, she said, this led to black women being encouraged to change themselves to fit societal expectations - often by people within the black community.Paige said her mum, who was born in Jamaica, would hear afro hair being described as being like "Brillo pads".

"There were many times where, if you had your afro out or your hair out, you'd be told to go fix up your headpiece," she recalled."The hair could be really healthy, really well looked after but it's not straightened and that was the sentiment."I had a similar experience with my brothers poking fun at me when I first retired my hair straighteners.

"It's basically parents already internalising for themselves that natural curly hair is not acceptable, it's not beautiful, it's not attractive. It's not seen as professional... and then passing that on to their children," said Dr Lukate."There is a tax to wearing curly hair in a way that is seen as beautiful again by society.

"I think it's not just about having curly hair but there's certain ways of wearing your curly hair that are seen as more beautiful than others."

claims black and other ethnically diverse people spend, on average, 25%There have been a number of national and international attempts to resolve the crisis, including what the government called "a major national dialogue" in 2019.

Although the talks established a special status for the country's two anglophone regions which acknowledged their unique history, very little was resolved in practical terms.Felix Agbor Nkongho - a barrister who was one of the leaders of the 2016 protests and was later arrested - says that with both sides now seeming to act with impunity, the moral high ground has disappeared.

"There was a time… where most people felt that, if they needed security, they would go to the separatists," he tells BBC Africa Eye."But over the last two years, I don't think any reasonable person would think that the separatists would be the ones to protect them. So everybody should die for us to have independence and I ask the question: who are you going to govern?"