Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from ...

“Increased representation of Black artists ... confident girl would dare to wear cornrows or even box braids.” Now, those two styles are more common, with clients even trying to remix those ...

Hair braiding can result in simple or more complicated styles while using different types of hair. In the beginning, this was a skill that was passed down within families but it’s now become an ...

The cultural significance and roots of braiding can be traced back to the African tribes. There are many interesting beliefs associated with braid hairstyles ... carried messages of hope and freedom.

Cornrows are a classic, timeless style and can be customized to your liking. You can keep them long, short, or somewhere in between. A braided updo can come to life in many forms, and we're ...

Yasmeen Duncan and Catia in SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) While hair is transformed into array of braided styles — with Nadja ...

La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

Black metal’s going to be pretty well represented on stages all across North America later this year, as indigenous black metal outfit Blackbraid is gearing up to head out on a headlining tour and ...

It’s been said that you can’t hate someone whose story you know. In Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Jocelyn Bioh has woven a ...