In the world of fashion and beauty, short cuts have always been a symbol of boldness, creativity and self-expression. Short black hairstyles allow Black women to embrace and showcase the beauty of ...

Editor’s Note: This story is one in a series of Black History Month stories that explores the role of resistance to oppression in the Black community. In 2005, neo-soul artist India Arie released her ...

Araxi Lindsey, the hair department head for 'Black-ish' and Tracee Ellis Ross’ personal hairstylist, writes about why it's important to televise a culture in its natural form. By Araxi Lindsey Over ...

Black hairstyles dominate social media feeds one week and disappear the next, leaving behind questions about cultural appropriation, erasure and who profits from creativity. This cycle of viral fame ...

Employees at United Parcel Service are now free to sport afros, braids, cornrows and other natural hairstyles, traditionally donned by Black Americans, in the workplace. Changes also include ...

Box braids. Cornrows. Bantu knots. Senegalese twists. Lace-front wigs. These are just some of the protective hairstyles Black women wear to take a “break” from daily maintenance or to simply switch up ...

Recently, a black female student at Christ the King Elementary School in Terrytown, a private Catholic school, was pulled from class for violating school policy by wearing hair extensions. The ...