From fades and lineups to braids and locs, Black hair has long been more than style. It is identity, history and expression.

A majority of African American women (80%) reported feeling pressured to change their hair for work. Natural hair still regulated. The US Olympic Committee denied the use of swim caps for Afro hair.

Hair can be a focal point for an African American person. It is a way of expressing themselves outwardly. African American hair texture can be manipulated and transformed into anything you can dream.

After seeing her mother’s friend braid her older sister’s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. She’d braid hair for hours on the front porch of her family’s home in South Central Los Angeles.

TikToker Ohemaa Afia noted the emerging hair revivals in a recent video, claiming that styles go in a cycle every five to 10 years. “Have you guys not noticed that a lot of these hairstyles were ...

As I looked in the mirror from my salon chair on a recent February afternoon, peeking through the two-strand twists caressing my forehead, I didn’t recognize the woman glancing back at me. I had just ...

During her time as First Lady, Michelle Obama was known for her chic silk presses (inserts photo from the 2021 Presidential Inauguration that broke the internet). Her hair was always meticulously ...