Lauren Hood, founder of the Institute for AfroUrbanism, challenges the deficit narrative about Black communities and focuses on their thriving.

The Olympic gold medalist partners with Dove to bring hair representation to the emoji library—and reveals her afro in the ...

Everybody’s skin is different, which means everyone has different beauty and skincare needs. Products that might work on ...

Emojis are one of the most universal forms of communication today. They shape how we express emotion, identity, and culture ...

But as we know, curly hair very rarely just falls in line ... When I searched for Afro hair, then there were derogatory depictions of Black people, often not even with the hair. So it'd be like, OK, ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO ... readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found.

Have you ever experienced a rash or skin irritation after using synthetic hair for braids? Was your scalp itchy to the point where you had to wash your hair or take out your style? Researchers might ...

As Black Power grows popular in the 1960s and people begin wearing their hair more natural, Johnson pivots to Afro Sheen. As Jheri curls take off and curly perms show few signs of being a fad ...

Katie Mitchell’s forthcoming book, Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores, is a visual and literary homage to these sacred spaces. Featuring over fifty bookstores from across the ...

There was one person I had to speak to; hairdresser Lorraine Massey, creator of Curly Girl: The Handbook. While singular steps or principles can never truly be attributed to any one individual ...

She loved people, animals, and plants ... After the fair closed, she became a co-anchor to Bill Williams. As WBIR's first Black anchor, she proved to be a role model and always took time out ...

“Wicked’s” Paul Tazewell has made Oscars history by becoming the first Black man to win for best costume design. Tazewell, a previous nominee for “West Side Story,” already has an Emmy ...