Three Bone Theatre's production of Jocelyn Bioh's 2023 drama, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, is at Arts Factory until Nov. 28.
Dating back thousands of years, African braiding is a powerful cultural tradition. It reflects tribe, status, wealth, power, ...
She is exploring the mystique of Afro hair in a special six-part series for Stylist.co.uk, with her second edition unraveling the culture behind African hair braiding that weaves together a ...
Don’t Touch My Hair celebrates Black women and hair culture. Eight years ago, Ayana Morris was struggling with her identity as a Black woman. She felt insecure and was trying to figure out her ...
Braids serve as a cultural emblem deeply woven into the history of Black womens hair. They are a powerful expression of identity, heritage, and resilience. In African cultures, braids have always ...
A Greensboro hairstylist makes her stage debut with a dozen wigs she designed for Three Bone Theatre's "Jaja's African Hair ...
The competitive “crab in the barrel” mentality of the hair-braiders vying for customers and the animosity that ensued were ...
Hair loss and hair thinning are more common than you think in the African-American community, and Certified Trichologist ...
Within Latino culture, this hairstyle has also been shaped by African people and their hair-braiding art. Because of the ...
The wake of slavery impacted all Americans, said Diana Baird N’Diaye, the show's curator. She is based between the U.S. and ...