slyly dispelling the myth that natural Black hair cannot be long or even grow easily ... For people of African descent, hair does grow slower (2 inches per month) than other racial groups.

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a celebration of Black hair and salons, a kind of sanctuary for Black women where societal ...

This story set in a hair salon allows us to meet a wide variety of characters, all well-cast here on Navy Pier.

For about 75 minutes of its 90-minute running time, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing ...

The cowrie shells have been long revered in Black and African cultures, symbolizing community, protection, resistance, and ...

Tony-winning play, now at Chicago Shakespeare, builds empathy for salon artists making their way in America by helping women ...

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was a protege of Auguste Rodin and shaped the Harlem Renaissance. The African American Museum in ...

Black students at BYU are sharing the struggle of finding sustainable hair care in a predominantly white area.

In her complaint, Davis, who is Black and of African-American and Hispanic descent ... Students also touched her hair without permission, and one student turned off the lights in a classroom ...

Ever since Mila Kunis rose to fame on That 70s Show as a young teenager, she’s rocked the long, luscious black hair. While she’s experimented with different lengths and hairstyles, it’s ...

African Ancestry co-founder Dr. Gina Paige ... associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms among Black and Latino/a American adults,” according to the Psychiatric Rehabilitation ...