![]() ![]() If you do so they will have “bad” hair or bad luck. ![]() Don’t cut a baby’s hair before his/her first birthday. This superstition creates paranoia in many because nobody wants to find out someone is talking about them behind their back. If your ear is ringing someone is talking about you. I recently learned that the original rhyme was far from innocent: “Step on a crack and your mother will turn black.” It is believed to come from the late 19th century racism. I remember learning this rhyme as a child, and always thought of it as an innocent childish game, but feared the repercussions of stepping on that infamous crack in the pavement. Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. I have compiled a list of 20 superstitions that many black people pass on generation upon generation. Although many typically won’t admit they are superstitious, there are many superstitions black people believe in because of how deeply ingrained they are in Black culture.
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