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Braelyn Hall represents Illinois in National History Day competition

Braelyn Hall of Flossmoor will represent Illinois in the National History Day competition. Her project looked at the role of black advertising. (Provided photo)

You may be old enough to remember Afro Sheen, the hair product that showed black Americans in the 1960s and ’70s how they could have a beautiful appearance by enhancing their Afro hair style.

Braelyn Hall, 14, is too young to remember when Afro Sheen hit the market, but she’s learned…

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