Braids have been an essential part of Black hair traditions across cultures for centuries. From ancient African civilizations ...

Hair braiding is a beauty rite of passage for many people of color, including me. I’ve been wearing braids in my 4A hair since before I can remember, as well as adding extensions to them since ...

stretch the hair and then braid it. That's the hardest part," Everson described. "Braiding it in and getting it all aligned. Sewing it together: It is time-consuming. But when it is done ...

“Connectivity was a theme we wanted to explore—how hair (specifically braids) connects us to each other, but also how hair connects us to ourselves,” Marquez says. He also added in ...