Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.

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.

As played with characteristic off-kilter charisma by Christoph Waltz, the aging contract killer at the center of Old Guy swaggers around in a vintage leather jacket, exchanges playfully cutting ...

Former Minnesota high school player and current Stars goalie Jake Oettinger calls the honor "the icing on the cake" after the ...

Black women often have thick, textured hair, and many turn to hair relaxers for a sleek, smooth, and soft look. However, ...

It said she had been prescribed muscle relaxers that didn't mix well with alcohol ... Documents say Scrase admitted to saying "Oh look, an incompetent Black man in a photo" when describing Porter.

Yes, the club was founded by two Black women, but created to offer a safe and empowering space for Black men. At least that’s how it started — for men of color only. Eventuall ...

Promise. There's a plethora of talent and ingenuity that comes out of the Black community, so if you want your wardrobe (or beauty routine!) to look fresh and trend-setting, these are the ...

Thank you, Academy, for this very significant honor. I’m the first Black man to receive a costume design award for my work on Wicked.” It’s not clear that others in the audience were aware ...

EDCs found in hair relaxers can be absorbed through cuts, burns, lesions, or sores on the scalp. Women who use chemical straighteners more than 4 times a year are approximately 2.5 times more likely ...

Among the many unifiers in the Black community, one remains consistent throughout generations: hair. From the creation of relaxers to the Jheri curl, to Afros and the natural hair movement ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a Black man during a 2023 traffic stop that spiraled into a violent struggle, the district ...