People who wear African American hairstyles, including natural, dreadlocks, twists, cornrows and braids, would be protected from discrimination in schools and at work under a bill proposed by a sta… ...

My Best Friend’s Hair and MDG Salon explore hairstyles for African-American women.

Black hairstyles are a unique aspect of African-American culture. African-American hair looks have summed up seminal political moments through powerful creative poofs, expressed the joy of a ...

A coalition of African American legislators including Warrensville Heights Rep. Marcia Fudge and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is introducing federal legislation that would ban discrimination on ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Weaves, braids and extensions are all popular hairstyles for women. Yet researchers at Johns Hopkins are warning against them and urging doctors to educate their patients on ...

Two out of every five African-American women avoid exercise because of concerns about their hairstyles, a study has found. The findings, which were published in the Archives of Dermatology on ...

The US military says it will review a new policy restricting the kind of hairstyles soldiers can wear. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement this week after the policy drew criticism ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The House passed the Crown Act bill Friday which bans discrimination against African American hairstyles. Crown stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.

By banning natural hairstyles, what the school is implicitly advocating is that African-American kids chemically process their hair so that it resembles white hair and is then within the rules of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Two African American teens say they were denied jobs at Six Flags Over Texas because of their hairstyles. Both teens were told they would have to cut their hair if they wanted ...