For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and in many cases, a necessary solution for managing textured hair.

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 ...

The Unilever-owned brand wants four textured and protective hair styles added to Unicode, including braids, so Black people ‘see themselves reflected in digital spaces’ ...