You’ve probably seen videos or read posts on social media from Black models sharing stories of what it is like to sit in the chairs of stylists who are not trained or skilled at working with their ...

On Friday night, fantasy hair fanatics flocked to New York’s Altman building for the second edition of the city’s most-loved hair show, Black Hair Reimagined. Produced by Echelon Noir, a company ...

Like many Black hairstylists, Kamara grew up doing hair. “Hair is something I’ve always done when I was younger. I had my little dollies and always did my hair myself. Throughout university, I was ...

For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what ...

Cyndia Harvey and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson discuss runway looks backstage. “We wanted to bring a modernized version of Black hair shows, referencing Bronner Bros., Hot Irons, and all the incredible ...

Hair is never just hair when you’re Black. It’s never just a style choice or aesthetic preference. Hair becomes identity, politics, and self-determination wrapped into one. Your hair carries history.

The chorusing clack of curling irons and the deep hum of hooded hair dryers were familiar sounds throughout my childhood. I'd regularly accompany my mother on her bi-weekly visit to the hair salon, ...

The new documentary 'Invisible Beauty' spotlights the pioneering model, agent and activist who co-founded the Black Girls Coalition advocacy group: “No one else thought about doing what she did,” says ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to ...