Say the finger curls down on the monkey paw, and suddenly you too are at the mercy of a top thatch that will not behave the same way two days in row, costs a fortune to style, and can predict the ...

Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at ...

Sultan believes that people should be allowed to do whatever makes them happy with their own hair and although Fanawopa was hesitant about her decision at first (mainly that her hair colour would be ...

In “Superfine,” the Africana-studies scholar Monica L. Miller explores the links between style, self-presentation, and ...

Black women are calling for a ban on toxic hair ingredients - which have been linked to an increased risk of cancer and ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: (Exclusive Coverage) (L-R) Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Met Gala Co-Chair A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating ...

For many black people and those of mixed heritage, curly hair is a symbol of identity, culture and even acceptance. Social ...

Water is. And no matter how heavy an oil or butter is, it is not going to automatically winterize your hair. Side view of a black man having his hair braided by a woman in a barbershop. 12.

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

She believes that such federal intervention foreclosed the possibility that Black people would follow the route to full participation in U.S. social, commercial, and political life taken by ...

"Comparing being a redhead to being Black might feel edgy or even affirming to some," a licensed therapist told Newsweek.