Once again I'm starting this blocking with some references to get an idea of what's possible
In addition to images, I watched lots of YouTube videos to get a better idea of what was needed technically to create hair in Blender
After lots of repeated video watching and experimenting myself I was able to come up with a few cool results
Cornrow Particle Render
Cornrow Progress Render
Cornrow Lighting Pass (Grey BG)
Cornrow Lighting Pass (Black BG)
Fade Particle View
Fade Render
Tight Afro Particle View