Today the black hair product business is a billion-dollar industry, fueled by black women's desire to keep their tresses looking good. But hair in black America is not just about aesthetics. It's ...

Ashley Everett alleged Virgin Voyages removed her from a stage while dancing to 'Single Ladies' and suggested the incident ...

First “boxer braids,” now "cloud bobs." Afros don’t need to be redefined at all. They are cemented in our visual identity, so ...

Vogue attempted to rebrand the iconic afro hairstyle as a 'cloud bob', erasing its Black cultural significance. Prestigious ...

Following backlash from a Vogue article, the Black community calls out how renaming Black hairstyles promotes cultural and ...

There's nothing curly hair can't do, including regal updos. The key to achieving Ryan Michelle Bathe's look is to part your ...

Ongoing restrictions on Black hair across the diaspora are raising concerns about the persistence of colonial-era beauty ...

With Oscar-winner Ryan Coogler still receiving his flowers online for his recent win, he’s also getting talked about for something completely different: his cornrows at the Oscars. In particular and ...

Growing up in Amherst, Yasmin Brandford recalls her family being one of only about 20 Black families in the community. She started learning how to braid hair at age 7, practicing on her Barbies and ...

Ceonni Dunn and Xavri Valdez, Hampshire College students, watch as Yasmin Brandford, owner of Amherst Extensions and Beauty Salon, explains the different methods and styles of braiding hair during a ...

Under the new ordinance, employers would still be allowed to enforce health and safety standards, so long as the rules are applied equally and are not used as a pretext for discrimination. Residents ...