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

For years, Black women have used synthetic braids to help style their hair. But a recent study by Consumer Reports found that ...

Dressed in white suits and sporting flowing black hair that reached down to his shoulders ... were busy working to attract and keep African American laborers in Mississippi, their efforts were ...

Both white and African American women straightened their hair in order to wear this style. Hair pins gained popularity during this period, both as a method of creating tight curls in shorter hair ...