A cornerstone of life for just about every Black girl is sitting down to get her hair braided. The slice of a rat-tail comb through blow-dried hair, the slather of grease on the scalp, the tug of the ...

As is customary for the style, Thompson's hair was braided into traditional knotless box braids, with strands of loose, curly extensions woven throughout the length of each plait. She skipped any hair ...