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Amara La Negra shares her journey of embracing her natural hair and her thoughts on the policing of Black women's hair.
Hair salon spending habits. The survey reveals that almost a quarter, at 24 percent, of US women spend more than $100 in hair salons. African American women spend the most money, with 36 percent ...
I’m not alone in finding my hair’s become a barrier. In fact, one paper found that 45% of Black women in the US avoid exercise because of their hair. And that’s a problem: we, like everyone ...
A new wave of Afro-Latina entrepreneurs are embracing their natural hair and creating products that cater to curly and textured hair.
Hair transplants have become an increasingly common solution for individuals with Afro-textured hair, particularly as awareness grows around tailored procedures for different hair types. But while ...
A Black entrepreneur has revealed how her work colleagues thought it was ok to touch her Afro hair without asking and once told her that her natural hairstyle wasn’t appropriate for work ...
This World Afro Day, we spoke to women across different industries about their exhaustive personal experiences with Afro-hair discrimination and the need to diversify when it comes to hair type in ...
Why Natural Hair Matters: When it comes to maintaining healthy hair, Black women often face unique challenges. Traditional hair-care practices, such as chemical relaxers and heat styling, can lead ...
Voices I was told my hair was ‘unprofessional’. It became a political act. As someone with Afro-hair, these words come with a different baggage ...
Black women are three times more likely to spend money on hair products than white women. But the UK hairdressing industry remains overwhelmingly white. Of the 45,000 salons in the county, only ...