For Birhan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return. About ...

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

Bobby Brown revealed that his iconic slanted fade haircut that he wore in the late 1980s and 1990s was actually a mistake by a barber. The slanted haircut was a result of him looking the wrong way ...

Cue Carrie Bradshaw voice: if blonde hair is so entangled with whiteness in the cultural imagination, what happens when a ...

Bobby Brown reveals that his famous 'do was created accidentally at the barbershop: 'It was a mistake that turned out to be great.' ...

The play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding offers its audience a seat in a Harlem Black hair salon. But the audience will come away with much more than a new style – in fact it might just come away with a ...

Graduation hairstyles for Black girls should be bold, beautiful, and cap-ready. Discover stunning looks to crown your ...

What are pick and drop hairstyles? They are a protective style where the roots are braided, and the ends are left loose in ...