Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

Like many Black girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up. For the majority of my childhood, I never really knew what my natural curls looked like. Once I was old enough to get a ...

Whether your curls are fine, thick, kinky, coily or damaged ... friends’ choices or reaching for whatever’s on offer at black hair shops. Even when we spend our hard earned coins on something ...

to get it straight enough to put a finger wave in the hair.“ Back in the day, Black people with traditionally thick curly hair, wanted to fit into white culture, hoping to be hired for jobs.