Welcome to It’s Textured, a column where we untangle the joy, trauma, confusion, and frustration that can come with Black ...

Although it's more time-consuming than three-strand or French/Dutch braids, the complicated, scale-like pattern pays off with patience and practice. Facebook. Whatsapp. Twitter. Linkedin.

3 Reasons Black Girls Shouldn’t Ignore “Bad Cramps” You walk by your teenage daughter’s room and notice her curled up on her bed, a grimace on her face. Ever since starting menstruation at age 11, she ...

Alexander Zverev has refused to label Novak Djokovic a "black horse" at the 2025 French Open. The German also opined that defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is the favorite to clinch the men's ...

The global Black hair care industry was worth about $3.2 billion in 2023, according to market.us, and Black women spend six times more on hair care than other ethnicities. Stylists often purchase some ...

Many black women have hair types and workplace-favoured styles that require careful attention, and they can spend hundreds of dollars at salons each month on extensions, weaves, wigs and braids.

Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of millions of women that regularly spend on the Black hair care industry.

Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of millions of women that regularly spend on the Black hair care industry.