To say the Black experience is multifaceted would be an understatement. For nearly 500 years, the global African diaspora has blended West and Central African foods, religions, and practices with ...

Synthetic braiding hair is under fire after a Consumer Reports study found toxic chemicals, sparking safety and regulation concerns.

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

For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and ...

Anok Yai wouldn’t say it, but she has singlehandedly changed the modeling industry. The supermodel, who was born in Cairo, Egypt, took a long road to get to where she is today: walking the world’s ...

New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation, prompting the Black beauty ...

As a hairstylist for almost 40 years, Karen Hill has had a chair-side view of the ever-evolving state of Black hair care. "When I started doing hair, everybody's hair was chemically. They had ...

Jenna Ortega just debuted a new oxblood hair color amid her "Death of a Unicorn" press tour — a shade her hairstylist has ...