Discover stunning African braids hairstyles to try in 2025. Image in this article show different ways of styling your braids ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the ...

Beyond her groundbreaking win for “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Ayite also garnered nominations this year for Best Costume Design of a Musical for “Hell’s Kitchen” and Best Costume ...

Braiding, particularly in the African American community, is nothing new. The origins stem from Africa, weave their way inextricably through slavery as slaves would briads paths to freedom in ...

The styles in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” in previews on Broadway, require a wig designer, several braiders, some synthetic hair and lots of patience. By Tiffany Martinbrough Photographs ...

Braids as a hairstyle can be traced back to 3,500 BCE in West African civilization. Initially, braid styles and designs were associated with a person’s age, tribe, religion, and position, among ...

Jocelyn Bioh‘s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” now on Broadway, opens in Harlem on a steaming July morning.Marie (Dominique Thorne), a frazzled recent high school graduate, walks up to her ...

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which is a most fun 90 minutes, ... a collection of character studies, a bubbly slice of the uptown hair-braiding life. By design, clearly.