Braided hairstyles have always been a statement of beauty, culture, and personal expression among Black women. Across generations ... appearance but also protect natural hair, ensuring both ...

A new study is raising concerns about the synthetic hair used in braiding Braids are one of the most popular hairstyles for black women ... in extensions made from natural hair sourced from ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

Has time really adjusted how Afro hairstyles are looked upon ... Surely, society should do better.” For black women, braids have been our pride and joy for thousands of years.

Black hair has always been a target — discriminated against in classrooms, policed as unprofessional in the office, condemned ...

The Miss Ivory Coast pageant has banned contestants from wearing wigs and weaves in its preliminary stages, instead embracing ...

Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion ...

Though we still may be some weeks out until summertime, one of the go-to hairstyles for Black women during that season —a.k.a. braids— just might not see a resurgence thanks to a new consumer ...

This is a call for genuine acceptance and understanding in workplaces where everyone, regardless of hair texture or style, ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put ... there are other hairstyles to try.