Jenna Ortega doesn't exactly gravitate toward pastels. While she may not be as exaggeratedly goth as Wednesday Addams, the ...

To say the Black experience is multifaceted would be an understatement. For nearly 500 years, the global African diaspora has blended West and Central African foods, religions, and practices with ...

Emma told us what black hair meant in Pre-Colonial Africa - before the Slave Trade. Afro hair has a very unique texture, and for centuries it has had social significance too. Touching someone’s ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.

According to Consumer Reports, synthetic hair products widely used especially among women of African descent, are linked to ...

For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and ...

It seems Ortega's hair color has taken a cool turn—literally and figuratively—with a nearly black look. But when we say nearly black, we don't mean dark brown. When the light hits it just ...