For many Black women, braids, wigs, and weaves are more than just a hairstyle. They’re a cultural expression, protective care ...

For many Black Americans, especially women, affording their hair care also means confronting unfavorable beauty standards.

ATLANTA (AP) — Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided ... source of human hair. Many Black women have hair ...

Many Black women have hair types and workplace-favored styles that require careful attention, and they can spend hundreds of dollars at salons each month on extensions, weaves, wigs and braids.