But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

Black hairstyles with natural hair often came from seeing people in the community, which is why looks like french twists felt like they were pulled out for every graduation and wedding.

I had just gotten braids for the first time in my life at age 29, a confection of cornrows and twists atop my natural Afro. It truly felt like a rite of passage for me as a biracial girl with 4C hair.

In 2020, Mabrie founded the San Antonio Natural Hair Society to support the natural hair-styling community. Her goal — teach others how to build a profitable venture with bigger, better clientele.

Mabrie has spoken on behalf of braided hairstyles in Texas and across the nation. In 2017, CNN and the New York Times featured her input about the Army dropping its ban on dreadlocks.

People who wear African American hairstyles, including natural, dreadlocks, twists, cornrows and braids, would be protected from discrimination in schools and at work under a bill proposed by a ...

Pinterest has become my go-to for saving 4C hairstyle inspiration, alongside apps like TikTok and YouTube. Conversations with my friends on their own natural hair journeys have been lifesavers, too.

The guidelines point specifically to the rights of people to maintain their “natural hair, treated or untreated hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, fades, Afros, and ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The House passed the Crown Act bill Friday which bans discrimination against African American hairstyles. Crown stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.