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

Black hair is more than just strands of keratin. The afros, locs, braids, twists, and Bantu knots are a cultural archive, a political statement, and a source of culture and pride. Black hair is time ...

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

TV and Black Girl Rising, Inc. convened a roundtable of Black women to discuss the complex relationship between hair, culture ...

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 ...

During the Civil War, African-American soldiers fighting for the Union were initially paid less than their white counterparts. Did they receive lesser rations, too? Matt and Christina Beaver ...

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 ...