But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

Braids have been a significant part of African and African-American culture for centuries. Though their popularity spans across oceans, there are many styles that allow Black people across diasporas ...

Straight-back hairstyles for 2025 in South Africa Straight-back looks have been worn for hundreds of years. In some African countries, this is the most common look for school-going children for ...

Nessi's Braids As the braids of hair intertwine with one another forming to make a bond, so too has this biracial marriage. Thirteen years we've shared together learning about each other ...

The U.S. Army’s new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist.