A half-up bun is a trendy version of large box braids, a common hairstyle in African American culture. This hairstyle usually starts with the braids being installed and then twisting the top half ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations ... Often worn to signify strength and freedom, box braids are a nod to African heritage and a symbol of self-love in modern Black culture.

Box braids are currently a trendy ... the basic techniques have remained the same. Braids as a hairstyle can be traced back to 3,500 BCE in West African civilization. Initially, braid styles ...

The U.S. Army’s new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist. The Army’s regulations stipulate such ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Weaves, braids and ... one-third of African-American women suffer from traction alopecia, a form of gradual hair loss. They say certain scalp-pulling hairstyles can cause ...