In a world that tells Black women when to smile, how to dress and how to wear our hair, these women are making bold ...

Edo brides' attire is an unmistakable highlight of the celebration. Traditionally, they wear rich red fabric known as Ododo.

For Brehan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return. About ...

On the eve of her mid-March wedding weekend downtown, the Manhattan antique and vintage jewelry dealer arranged herself a ...

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, ...

The blonde revolution among Black women continues to gain momentum in 2025, transforming what was once considered a ...

Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I ...

Having grown up with thin, fine hair, I’ve always admired the thick ponytails and the robust buns that adorn the heads of thick-haired women around the world, and I thought it would be interesting to ...

Experts say that over half of women will face hair thinning and hair loss at some stage in their lives, due to factors like stress, pregnancy, or hormonal changes. Amidst a sea of products ...

She said, this is the new dimension of gender empowerment and the new wave which must be propagated across Africa without any antagonism between men and women. “That's why it is an African ...

Experts say that over half of women will face hair thinning and hair loss at some stage in their lives, due to factors like stress, pregnancy, or hormonal changes. Amidst a sea of products ...