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

But Black hairstyles hold historical and cultural significance as a form of communication among African Americans, according to the Museum of African American History and Culture website.

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, advocates for increased funding and education to address hair loss disparities within the African diaspora, emphasizing the need for ...

Consumer Reports finds harmful chemicals in popular synthetic hair used for braids and wigs, raising health concerns for ...

TV and Black Girl Rising, Inc. convened a roundtable of Black women to discuss the complex relationship between hair, culture ...

George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co. and creator of Afro Sheen, reflects on his journey from sharecropper to ...

One of Gilmer's papers examined the math behind African-American hairstyles. It was, Jones said, a transformative lesson: One ...

Hair breakage refers to hair that snaps or fractures along a weakened hair shaft (the visible length of a strand). Learn how ...

Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

Democrats know there's little chance the GOP-controlled Congress will pass bills to combat disparities, but pledge to keep pushing.